Happy Thanksgiving 2023 + The Final Kitchen Cabinet is Installed!

Hi Everyone,

Happy Thanksgiving 2023!!!

I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday week. As many of you know, my son is visiting, so there was no post earlier today. However, he’s out this evening.

So, I wanted to share a few pics taken on Monday and Tuesday, including the new kitchen cabinet.

Cale arrived at the apartment late Monday afternoon, shortly after me. By the way, his toe is much better!

We hung out for a while doing errands, and Cale had a meeting. Afterward, we decided to have an early dinner at Lolita, a beautiful restaurant around the corner from me in Back Bay. I had never been there before, but the food was so delicious!

In addition, they brought us two freebies.

The first was a tequila-laced (optional) grapefruit ice that was served in a container over dry ice. The effect is otherwordly. The image doesn’t capture it.

After dinner, we were served a huge mound of angelic cotton candy.

Of course, this is very serious business. Lol. We only had a couple of bites because we agreed while it was a fun idea, it was just tooooo sweet!

Tuesday morning, we made our way down Beacon Hill, stopping to admire a gorgeous tree in the public garden.

The leaves have been hanging on longer than usual because of the mild autumn. However, come Sunday, the temps dropped significantly, and I was grateful to have my warm winter coat.

Seconds later, as we were getting ready to exit the garden, we couldn’t help but notice a large crane hoisting a column out of the fourth floor of a brownstone on the corner of Arlington and Marlborough.

Yes, they removed the window to accomplish this.

Minutes later, we were at the job site to see the new rounded cabinet.

It’s perfect! What a wonderful gift for this year’s Thanksgiving 2023!

Yes, that’s the sink. It’s just sitting there, not yet installed. The stone guy from Frangioso Granite is coming out this Tuesday to create the template. If you missed the gorgeous marble I picked out, you can see it here.

The shaped toe-kick isn’t on, but it’s gorgeous and exactly as I envisioned.

However, the guys couldn’t find the rest of the toe-kicks that will be going on the sink cabinet, back cabinet, and the two little cabinets flanking the range.

However, minutes after I called Mel at Crown Point, I noticed the brown package leaning against the casing on the right. They were in there. Phew!

The decorative toe kick will not be going on every piece because I think it looks too crazy like that.

The cabinets it will not be going on are the two little cabinets flanking the sink, dishwasher, pantry, and fridge.

Then, I discussed some details with Brendan, the lead carpenter.

I will try to match the existing window casing in the den with the new door casing. What’s on the window is actually two pieces. Brendan cut me off some samples of what he took off the den doorway.

We also began talking about the hood area on the range. But, I’ll go over that another day.

I was dragging most of the day. Still, Cale and I took the T to Cambridge to get him some special oil for his injury. Then, we went next door to a bookstore with a coffee shop. Cale noticed they were selling my favorite brand of muffins!

The Danish Pastry House makes them.  Their locations are in Watertown and Medford, MA. I discovered them at City Feed in Jamaica Plain (JP, a neighborhood south of me). There are two locations, which are well over three miles from my home.

DPH is not a huge operation. However, there must be somewhere within a mile of my Back Bay home that sells them.

Laurel, it’s a freaking bran muffin. You can find those everywhere.

No, not muffins like these. Believe me, I have tried. These are sprinkled with raisins, not too dry or sweet, with good texture, no weird spices, and not too sweet. Like I said, they are super delicious!

Bostonians out there. Do you know any place closer to me, not in Cambridge or JP, that sells these yummy muffins?

I’ll be your best friend for life if you know a place that sells them. ;]

Okay, that’s all for now, but there’s some important news below.

I still have to put the finishing touches on the new Etsy and Rolodex Guides for 2024. They are coming out this Sunday, the 26th of November.

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To all who celebrate, I hope everyone has a blessed and joyous holiday, Thanksgiving 2023!

xoxo,

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