Kitchen news


The kitchen is slowly coming together. Always wanted a wood stove/oven like this and a place to hang the cast iron.  Have to figure out the oven part as it seems one puts wood in the actual oven, sweeps it out and then the breads go in. Might take a failure or two to get it down pat. That’s OK, we bought extra flour.

Larry’s going to experiment with sourdough bread but first we have to capture a culture. All in good time, we have the rest of our lives to get it done.


Today we’re going for a beef stew and creating a little warmth as it is snowing outside.  Weather as crazy here as in TN, one day 50F next day snow!

A bit of a mess still but here are some pictures of the kitchen as it stands. Someday we will put in new counter tops.

Hope you and your loved ones are all well.  Finland seems to be shutting down in stages and we’re fine so far.




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  1. deni moonMarch 29, 2020 at 7:21 AM

    Love that stove!!!

    Let us know how the sourdough turns out!

    Stay well! Xoxo 😘

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