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I can has new pots and pans!
For the first time in about 30 years I've bought a whole matching set of Cuisinart pots, stainless steel (not the kind that has non stick lining as i find they wear). Three sizes of pot with glass lids that fit down inside them but with steam vents, a high sided "dutch oven" which though it's taller than my current one, is not really bigger since it actually can sit inside the other one. I think it probably holds about the same amount, just taller and a bit narrower. I'm not getting rid of my old one because it's good to keep a spare. I have one even older that's being turfed. There's also a nice stainless steel frying pan as well. Not getting rid of two others i have as they're bigger and higher sided than the one that came with the set. There's also a steamer about which I'm excited because if I want to steam something now i have to fit the metal colander into a pot and balance a pot lid over it. It doesn't work all that well but it's all i have. This will be ace! I'm keeping two pots I have though, because it's a double boiler set and I use it at least at Christmas for melting chocolate when i make Turtles. The other pot and a few small ones are going out along with the older large one and a frying pan.
I also bought a new coffee grinder, something else I don't use a lot but it's nice when i want it. They were on sale for 15.99 so that's good for something that isn't used all the time. What else.. oh I got a frame for a triple print I'd bought in Rome, a matte with three bright watercolours of Italian cafes. The matte is a bit creased from travel but in the frame it looks ok. It's slightly smaller than the matte that came with the frame but that is white and the prints look much better with the black matte. The frame itself is black too so i put the matte i bought with the prints on top of the white one, and used a black marker to cover the white edges. Looks nice! I'll have to hang it tomorrow. Bought an album for those extra large photos i had printed, too.
We had some awful news this week. My cousin's wife was on her way to work Wednesday morning and must have felt quite ill because she drove herself to the hospital but collapsed in the parking lot. Apparently she died but they resussitated her. She's still in ICU and they aren't giving out a lot of hope but there is a small chance she can come out of it. I don't know, though and every time the phone rings, I think that's *the* call. She's a year younger than me. They don't really know what happened though are leaning to a heart "event" though it could have been a stroke or aneurism that hasn't shown up on the tests yet. It's been such a shock to the family.
Things like that really shake you up. You realize you really have very little control, and it really can happen that fast, with no warning. She had an inner ear disease but as far as I know, no major health issues and she never smoked either. It makes you angry too because it just isn't fair and it isn't right.
My niece and her fiance have bought a house! They're so excited! They had an offer accepted early this week and their closing is January 7. It's a semidetached with three bedrooms, the bedrooms being below instead of upstairs. She's been living with Mom for 5 or 6 years though spending most nights with him at his mother's house so they will finally have privacy and a place of their own. I think they've set the wedding day for the summer after next. We're all excited for them! One of my nephews is heading to Paris with his fella in March. First time he's been overseas. I must ask why his choice was Paris? I do know he's bilingual but I also know he would love to go to England too. Paris is a great choice for the first time to Europe, though. He'll love it! I must dig out my guide books and maps and things to inspire him!
For the first time in about 30 years I've bought a whole matching set of Cuisinart pots, stainless steel (not the kind that has non stick lining as i find they wear). Three sizes of pot with glass lids that fit down inside them but with steam vents, a high sided "dutch oven" which though it's taller than my current one, is not really bigger since it actually can sit inside the other one. I think it probably holds about the same amount, just taller and a bit narrower. I'm not getting rid of my old one because it's good to keep a spare. I have one even older that's being turfed. There's also a nice stainless steel frying pan as well. Not getting rid of two others i have as they're bigger and higher sided than the one that came with the set. There's also a steamer about which I'm excited because if I want to steam something now i have to fit the metal colander into a pot and balance a pot lid over it. It doesn't work all that well but it's all i have. This will be ace! I'm keeping two pots I have though, because it's a double boiler set and I use it at least at Christmas for melting chocolate when i make Turtles. The other pot and a few small ones are going out along with the older large one and a frying pan.
I also bought a new coffee grinder, something else I don't use a lot but it's nice when i want it. They were on sale for 15.99 so that's good for something that isn't used all the time. What else.. oh I got a frame for a triple print I'd bought in Rome, a matte with three bright watercolours of Italian cafes. The matte is a bit creased from travel but in the frame it looks ok. It's slightly smaller than the matte that came with the frame but that is white and the prints look much better with the black matte. The frame itself is black too so i put the matte i bought with the prints on top of the white one, and used a black marker to cover the white edges. Looks nice! I'll have to hang it tomorrow. Bought an album for those extra large photos i had printed, too.
We had some awful news this week. My cousin's wife was on her way to work Wednesday morning and must have felt quite ill because she drove herself to the hospital but collapsed in the parking lot. Apparently she died but they resussitated her. She's still in ICU and they aren't giving out a lot of hope but there is a small chance she can come out of it. I don't know, though and every time the phone rings, I think that's *the* call. She's a year younger than me. They don't really know what happened though are leaning to a heart "event" though it could have been a stroke or aneurism that hasn't shown up on the tests yet. It's been such a shock to the family.
Things like that really shake you up. You realize you really have very little control, and it really can happen that fast, with no warning. She had an inner ear disease but as far as I know, no major health issues and she never smoked either. It makes you angry too because it just isn't fair and it isn't right.
My niece and her fiance have bought a house! They're so excited! They had an offer accepted early this week and their closing is January 7. It's a semidetached with three bedrooms, the bedrooms being below instead of upstairs. She's been living with Mom for 5 or 6 years though spending most nights with him at his mother's house so they will finally have privacy and a place of their own. I think they've set the wedding day for the summer after next. We're all excited for them! One of my nephews is heading to Paris with his fella in March. First time he's been overseas. I must ask why his choice was Paris? I do know he's bilingual but I also know he would love to go to England too. Paris is a great choice for the first time to Europe, though. He'll love it! I must dig out my guide books and maps and things to inspire him!