Surreal Georgia

House Soap 24

Out of my way! Yum, yum. I'm going to eat you all!

Oh no! Don't eat me! I'm not tasty at all.

DIY In The Guest Bedroom

This was the guest bedroom like, when I inherited the house. My parents never threw away any old furniture and so their first bedroom furniture were still in use as the guest bedoom. The furniture are from 1952. They were dark and unattractive and the color "olive green" that was combined to some beige and pink did not make the room look comfortable. The decoration was frumpish.

So we removed all crap of the room. A neighbor took the furniture and the rest went into the dump.

After preparing the room and painting the ceiling, after wallpapering and painting the room looks like this:

There is still a lot to do. Next weekend I'm going to install the jacks and the lamps, making a new window sill in pain black like all the others in the house, cleaning the mess, hanging curtains and so on. Only the floor must wait, because we first have to save a little money. Renovating and constructing is extremely expensive, so we can't do all at once. There will be the same floor in a light sand beige you can see through the door in the hallway.

Also furnishing the room must wait until summer, because the furniture for this room are evacuated in my other house. These are the furniture for this room:

You already know the picture. My great grandfather made two cabinets, a dresser, two beds and two nightstands for my grandma when she married. And I painted them with flowers, because they were painted in an unattractive brown. The red and sand beige color of the furniture was chosen for the walls of the guest bedroom. Combined with this will be a red gingham pattern for the curtains and cushions like it was very common at that time when the furniture were made. My grandma wove such fabric herself, but unfortunately there is not much of it left, although the linen is in very good condition. So we decided to buy a similar fabric for decorating the room.

Here is a panorama of the room:

This is a photomontage which can give you an idea how it will look like when the room is done:

Well, I'm not good with Photoshop...

Inside My Fridge (Photo Challenge)

This is my fridge in the old house we are currently living. It's weekend and it's pretty full. Because I can't afford more time for shopping we usually buy our food on Fridays. By the end of the week the fridge will get more and more empty.

Well, let's start from left to right:

- first shelf: butter and fat for frying, some cabbage salad, greek cheese for making fresh salads, Gouda cheese from Holland for our sandwiches and farmer cheese with fresh herbes

- second shelf: salami and other cold cuts for our sandwiches, meatloaf and sausages and meat for warm meals, yoghurt and semolina pudding for desserts and pickles

- third shelf: different kinds of tomatoes, delicious home made soup (looks like two big white sausages) from our local grocer, mushrooms, pork and eggs

- boxes at the bottom: lemons for making fresh salads, tomatoes, lots of peppers, onions, apples, celery, parsnips and carrots

- fridge door: green olives, mustard, creamed horseradish, lemon juice, ketchup, liquid frying fat, oil and milk

The rest of our food is stored in our pantry.

And this is the fridge in it's full beauty. Well, not seriously meant, because it's already 43 years old. I was ten when my parents bought it together with the kitchen we still use. I'm going to send the pictures to the company. Maybe I can get a present for being such a loyal customer.

This kitchen will be the last room that will be renovated in the house. We need it until all other rooms are finished. Of course it will get new kitchen furniture and also new electrical devices.

House Soap 23

"Take care. It's very steep here."

 

"Too late..."

Light (Photo Challenge)

This time I chose light in a town: A sign of a pub with the names of famous German beers (and a few not from Germany too) and the sign of my favorite bakery.

 

House Soap 22

"I've got this horrible herpes in my face. How embarrassing!"

 

"Honey, just put on some make up and nobody will notice your herpes."

Lunch (Photo Challenge)

This is my lunch, today and yesterday and the day before yesterday....

I'm not eating, because my job is eating me.

It's nearly 8 o'clock in the evening. I got up at 5 o'clock, I went to work, when I came home in the late afternoon I went on working for my job until now. I haven't had a single break since 5 o'clock in the morning, not even 5 minutes, and I have been working now more than 16 hours. I'm still not done.

I actually wanted to show how I would have prepared a tasty stew this evening, but I couldn't prepare anything. So I decided to show my real lunch:

N O T H I N G !

Join us!

Post one photo or more every day on your blog! It's fun! It's a challenge!

House Soap 21

"Hey sweet girl! I'm your prince charming."

 

"Don't hit on me. I'm a proper country house."

Color (Photo Challenge)

Playing with strong colors... I made a cup series for my kitchen with this picture on it.