Of stoves and cold

Unlike last year, winter refuses to give up. This morning it was around zero, and well below zero with windchill. What a difference a year makes!

It's actually a blessing that it's cold though, because now that I've insulated the floor, it's a challenge to keep the house COOL with the wood stove running. We're still shopping for gas ranges, so have to cook on the wood stove or crockpot. Hopefully we'll get the gas stove soon.

We also finished (actually my builder finished) the kitchen "cabinets" and I think they turned out real nice. As you can see, we have standard base cabinets, but included a beefy pine breakfast bar and heavy timber shelves rather than traditional wall cabinets.