Our dining room and kitchen are in what used to be the cellar. It makes it snug in winter, cool in summer but there is a tendency towards damp and the light isn't good. We started eating upstairs in the living room when bear was a newborn as I didn't want to carry him down the steep steps to the dining room - and they are steep! Then father came to live with us and the stairs were definitely too much for him. Since then I have been failing to catch up, but I am getting closer. It felt good to eat in the dining room again.
I did notice that the condiments in the plastic box looked limp.
They were in a plastic box to keep them roughly together and to stop the acid from the vinegar, ketchup etc staining stuff. It didn't look glamorous. I started planning my shopping. I could look on eBay and see what was around. It couldn't be a metal tray to hold them, as vinegar and ketchup are acidic. There is an urban myth going around about a convict using ketchup to eat through the iron bars of his cell. I know it is a myth, but I also knew that a metal tray wouldn't stay good for long. Besides, with all the best intentions, I would never polish it. I was doubtful about wood as I was concerned it would stain, though I could always embroider a cloth. Then reality hit. I had a nice plate that I could use.
I've always been fond of this plate and resisted throwing it out even though I don't really use it. Except now I do. So I have a nice place to put the condiments, a use for a plate, and I even got to do some window shopping.
It's great to find just what you need without shopping isn't it.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a "win-win" situation, all around! Lovely plate, by the way. I, too, keep various condiments on a glass plate on my kitchen counter. Great minds, and all that! :)
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