This weekend I planted a vegetable garden. One of the perks of returning to my little home in Tempe: space to garden. I’d done a good bit of work over the years to clear areas for gardening and no surprise — they were empty and ready for some attention.
Tomatoes and leeks and peppers and zucchini and in a few months, we will have more vegetables than we know what to do with. Thankfully we also have more Ball and Mason jars than I know what to do with. (I may be a bit of a jar junky.) I see a tomato canning party early summer.
Otherwise, I scratched the itch to have everything spotless and organized this weekend.
New drip pans for an old stove — with a bit of elbow grease and Magic Erasers (which, my God really are magic and possibly produced by Unicorns) and voila — a much nicer looking, sparkly clean stove:
My other cleaning hack worthy of sharing: my little home has OLD cabinets. They could use to be replaced, along with just about every other fixture in the joint. My mom suggested cleaning them with Simply Orange and my goodness if that didn’t make a big difference.
Before:
After:
You wouldn’t believe the ick that stuff removed. Are they brand new? No. Are they clean and ready for more use? Yep.
So, while this place isn’t palatial, it will be clean and tidy as we take our time moving in. I’m pleasantly surprised by how much it feels like home. A garden always helps with that.
This week: painting, bathroom updates and new carpeting. And lots of watering the little garden that could (and will).
My home in Denver was the Heirloom Homestead. Any votes if I keep the name or spice it up? I’d love your suggestion.
~K