The little house was now covered in snow. A small plume of smoke rose from the chimney. The branches of the big spruce trees groaned under the weight of their white burden. Yes, now winter had really set in here in the north.
Homestead kitchen
New Years Eve had slipped by almost unnoticed and so the 12 days of Christmas with all its accompanying festivities were behind us.
Since the summer we have been renovating our homestead kitchen, part of which you have already read in this blog, the renovation part 1 . We have recently covered the rough beams with paneling. In addition to the tongue and groove, these planks have an extra ridge. This type of wallcovering was widely used in Swedish kitchens from the late 1800s and certainly into the 1930s.
I thought it was funny that I had already determined the colors for the new kitchen and that while sanding the door we found out that it had also been in this color before. Then it had to be right ;) After the wall was finished, we could start on the kitchen cabinets. And now we have a real Pettson kitchen :)
Now this half of the kitchen is almost ready and we can continue this year with the other half, where a door has to be moved, replace a door, then the floor could use a lick of paint and the finish between the wall and the ceiling ... But it's slowly starting to take shape.
winter wonderland
The sky is gray and heavy. Here and there a flake flutters down. With every step my shoes sink deeply. Except for the crunch of the snow under our shoes, it is dead quiet. The pony effortlessly pulls the fully loaded sled to the barn, where there is already a mountain of logs. Gradually, the flakes begin to thicken and fall closer together. I hold up my hand and catch a few, the little crystals glistening in my hand. Welcome to winter wonderland.
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