Adventures with Pans
Jul. 31st, 2005 10:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebOnce upon a time there were beautiful pots and pans that heated evenly and had matching lids. Robin admired the pans and fantasized about the pans, but they were very expensive.
Then one day the fairy godmother came and zapped the prices to super clearance levels. And so Robin came into possession of several beautiful pans.
What shall we do with the beautiful pans? Let us set them out on the stove and the counters and admire them lovingly as we walk by.
Then one day the organization fairy recommended a pot rack. No ordinary pot rack seemed quite right for our cozy kitchen layout. The coolest suggestion came from Sunny: bathroom grab bars, bolted to the ceiling. However, we couldn't find just the right shape for our special situation. Finally the IKEA fairy offered us the perfect rods, with matching hooks, at unbelievably low prices. Unfortunately, these were not available via the web. We must visit the location nearest us: the one in Houston.
Aha, just the excuse we needed to go to brunch at Jalapeños!
We got a bunch of errands done yesterday so we could leave town today.
We began the adventure with Robin insomnia, followed by sleeping late.
Then Robin drove us while I read to him. We arrived just after running out of novel and enjoyed way too much fabulous Mexican food.
Then off to IKEA where we did indeed find the rods and hooks. In addition, a lid rack, drinking glasses, kitchen towels, garage shelving, picture frames, and rye crackers followed us home.
After some wonderful music and scintillating conversation, we were back at the sauna (home).
Robin started looking for studs to nail the rods to. There are no stud fairies in this story.
Robin is working on a solution involving a chair, a nail finder, a hammer, a table saw, a drill, scrap wood, screws, paint, and probably other assorted items. I am giving armchair advice.
And so I leave you in suspense. What other tools will be used? Will the pans ever dangle? Will we ever figure out the recipe for the amazing chicken cutlets at Jalapeños?
Then one day the fairy godmother came and zapped the prices to super clearance levels. And so Robin came into possession of several beautiful pans.
What shall we do with the beautiful pans? Let us set them out on the stove and the counters and admire them lovingly as we walk by.
Then one day the organization fairy recommended a pot rack. No ordinary pot rack seemed quite right for our cozy kitchen layout. The coolest suggestion came from Sunny: bathroom grab bars, bolted to the ceiling. However, we couldn't find just the right shape for our special situation. Finally the IKEA fairy offered us the perfect rods, with matching hooks, at unbelievably low prices. Unfortunately, these were not available via the web. We must visit the location nearest us: the one in Houston.
Aha, just the excuse we needed to go to brunch at Jalapeños!
We got a bunch of errands done yesterday so we could leave town today.
We began the adventure with Robin insomnia, followed by sleeping late.
Then Robin drove us while I read to him. We arrived just after running out of novel and enjoyed way too much fabulous Mexican food.
Then off to IKEA where we did indeed find the rods and hooks. In addition, a lid rack, drinking glasses, kitchen towels, garage shelving, picture frames, and rye crackers followed us home.
After some wonderful music and scintillating conversation, we were back at the sauna (home).
Robin started looking for studs to nail the rods to. There are no stud fairies in this story.
Robin is working on a solution involving a chair, a nail finder, a hammer, a table saw, a drill, scrap wood, screws, paint, and probably other assorted items. I am giving armchair advice.
And so I leave you in suspense. What other tools will be used? Will the pans ever dangle? Will we ever figure out the recipe for the amazing chicken cutlets at Jalapeños?