I enjoy reading the various blogs that I have collected over the years. They have become so numerous that keeping up with all the updates can be a daunting and time-consuming exercise. More often than not, these journals offer personal glimpses into the lives of the writer. I particularly enjoy all the photography that show the small glimpses into the home.
Some time ago, I read an entry the author penned detailing a favorite corner of her home. Since I am attempting to post daily and fulfill my NaBloPoMo commitment, material can be difficult to come by and writer's block sets in.
Today my entry will give a glimpse into my kitchen's bookshelf. The kitchen is my favorite room in the house. I spent many hours pouring over cookbooks and magazines planning meals. The cupboard that houses my books reaches to the ceiling and the doors are lead came glass that I brought back from Germany. The glass made it intact. The lead cane, however, was brittle and broken in many spots. I elected to learn the art of stained glass using lead came. I was able to fabricate four doors, two of which grace my bookcase.
The top shelf holds the books that I use the least. The next two shelves hold my favorite books.
The little plaster cookies and milk were made by my son many years ago as was the wire angel that sits on the flower frog.
The bottom half of the cupboard holds my little repair kit. A multipurpose hammer, the handle filled with screwdrivers and a Leatherman tool.
Below that the many Martha Stewart Living magazines that I have collected since the premier issue in 1990. I haven't had the stomach to part with them, and the issues organized so I can pull out a stack and refer to them by month.
Now that I've studied my cupboard in depth, my chore for the weekend will be to cull the shelves and pare down the books to those that I use the most. The rest I'll donate to the library so that others can derive the pleasures that lie in their pages.
