WE MADE EASY REFRIDGERATOR PICKLES AND YOU COULD TOO!

Hi there!  My 13 year old homeschooler loved todays lesson, homemade refrigerator pickles! He worked so hard peeling garlic, cutting , measuring and harvesting our fresh Dill from the garden.  After today he says he may consider a chef career, a far cry from a gaming designer! It sure was fun  working with him in the kitchen, I so wanted to photograph him but he wasn't having it.

 The first detail was harvesting some very aromatic Dill.

Gathering all the ingredients, White vinegar , fresh garlic, cucumbers, kosher salt, onions a couple bay leaves and of course a great big glass jar. When I was a child my Gamma Sally made the very best Polish pickles not in a jar but a huge crock,  we couldn't wait to eat them. I could only wish our pickles would taste half as good as my grams. The best part about this recipe is that there are no heavy canning instructions such as boiling jars etc. Just boil the ingredients as directed pour of pickles and add fresh herbs. The only draw back is you have to keep the jar in the refrigerator until they are finished pickling. The Duggar family prompted us to make the pickles, you know 19 Kids And Counting.

Its so very simple Just boil   4 c white vinegar , 2 c water, 8 tsp. salt, 8 tsp. pickling spice. Meanwhile cut 4 lg. cucumbers which ever way you desire, we cut them into spears also peeled fresh garlic and onions and of course some fresh dill, I told my son to kind of squish the dill in his hands to wake up the flavor and aroma of the Dill, he thought that was weird but funny. So after the first 4 ingredients comes to a boil set your sliced cucumbers, onions garlic and dill in the clean glass jar and pour the boiling mixture right in the jar, simply let it cool cover and refridgerate for about a week or so the best way to tell is to do a taste test after a few days we are hoping to get our pickles on the Easter table.

I so hope you may try this recipe if indeed you are a pickle lover! Gather your children to join in , kids love pickles and helping in the kitchen. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Corian , A great counter by Dupont.

Hi there , so very nice of you to stop by. If you can remember a post about a desk made into a kitchen work center. I previously had it covered and used a glass top, but a recent Corian counter top that fit perfectly prompted me to lose the table cloth and paint the wicker.

Corian is made by Dupont and is a perfect non porous work surface. So far I have used it for many things and it always looks wonderful.

I removed the drawers and attached some frilly front curtains.

I had saved these slated pieces from another shelf its working out great with the coffee cups etc.

 Eggs ready for coloring sit in a wooden doughbowl.

I kept the makeshift shelf to hold some of my favorite things.

An old wooden barrel hold rags. An old cookie cutter is hung from the drawer handle for some jewelry

 My daughter cut a tomato and no cut marks although I thing I'll stick to the cutting boards.

 My glass coke bottles hold some spring flowers

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A vintage flour sifter is home for my little wooden rooster.

I found 2 of these very heavy iron hooks so I placed one on each side of the shelf.

The best part out is that the counter top was a found treasure! Before you toss out furniture see how you might repurpose it into something else. Thank you for visiting!

I NEEDED JUST A LITTLE MAKESHIFT OFFICE SPACE THAT WOULD LEND SOME QUIET & PRIVACY

Hello there, have you ever needed a quiet place to write and use the computer without having to hear "I'm Hungry", "Im thirsty" or so and so is being mean?  My office is central and anyone can get at me if they like and  sometime I just need some privacy , it may be a phone call or it may be that I'm writing on a deadline as I do daily .   No one but no one can scoop me up here!

A locked door and a makeshift "closet office", no painting, can be taken down in about 5 minutes and theres even a flat screen TVin there. The theme is Red, White and Blue. I have this huge flag that was given to me and it was just on the shelf folded up until today that is. The closet was a typical closet with a top shelf and a clothes hanging pole. With my staple gun I fit it in place and it actually covered the interior of the closet perfectly, I pouffed the top And draped it on both sides using my handy staple gun....no nails so no damage to walls or the flag. The whole closet wall is covered just like wallpaper only loosely with material. Why waste the space when it could be utilized!

 Everything I need Desk, chair, filing, computer !

 I hung a string of white lights around the perimeter just for fun! An old red school house chair will serve as a seat.

HERBS AND FOWERS PLANTED TOGETHER AND DOING WELL!

Hi there! nice of you to stop by. I took a big chance and waited a while before I shared this garden do!  But so far so good. I had already shared my front flower bed filled with different colorful flowers but I decided to add some wonderful herbs in between some of the plants

Basil, my most utilized herb in the kitchen. There is nothing better than a fresh steaming pot of Tomato sauce simmering on the stove filled with tons of meatballs and the fragrant scent of basil roaming your home. Herbs have many beneficial properties that aide in good health.

Dill, a wonderful scent like no other which I use to make pickles and salad dressings. I also use it when cooking fish.

Parsley, another kitchen favorite, I use parsley in almost everything I cook as well as garnish on summer potato salads, macaroni salads etc. Parsley has many health benefits and next time you need to freshen your breath chew on a bit of fresh parsley!

Spearmint, This is a favorite I use it in Sweet Tea all day! Great with Lamb and lemonades etc. The aroma of fresh Spearmint can not be beat! 

The biggest reason I choose putting the Herbs in this area was that their is a watering system within so I don't have to worry about that part of it.  So don't hesitate to plant your Herbs with your flowers it works well and looks lovely!   Thanks for stopping by!

NEW LIFE FOR AN UGLY METAL SHED DOOR!

Hi there welcome! I finally painted that very ugly shed door! Yikes, it was a real eyesore.

This is the door on our metal back yard shed, I didn't take a before photo but it was just metal and scary looking.

 

 

I sanded the metal down and then used a primer before painting. I also crafted a wreath to decorate it.

 

If you have that door from h*** try some paint. I added some painted hinges and some shading . Thank you so much for visiting!

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A STRIPPED WALKWAY AND AN ANDIRONDACK CHAIR REDO!

Hi there welcome to Sweet Tea N' Salty Air! So glad you stopped by so I can share my projects with you and perhaps offer a bit of inspiration. Todays project couldn't be done without the aide of painters tape. If you remember last week I painted the lounge port a mild grey?  I just needed to add some color so with the aide of blue painters tape I added a colorful walkway absolutely skid proof.

When I mixed up the three colors I simply added some baking soda to make it skid proof and it really works.

 I also gave the Adirondack chairs a wash of Blue color and some stripes.

  These wooden Adirondack chairs were a road side rescue.

Well I have to see what kind of trouble I can get into today , thinking about giving the back shed door a little makeover today!  Thankyou for joining me today!

WELCOME TO SWEET TEA N' SALTY AIR EASTER TOUR!

Hi there, so very nice of you to stop by! Today I want to share some Easter around the house. Decorating does not have to be expensive, all of this decorating was done with plastic eggs that we speckle painted, old book pages we cut into strips for Easter grass and old pieces I have around the house I also had a piece of fabric that fit the Easter bill so I cut it into bows etc. My favorite is a bunny handkerchief that was my mom's when she was a child. Just a little imagination is all you need.

 A wooden egg box I bought some time ago holds an antique egg dish some Easter grass and some speckled eggs.

 Natalie and I gave our wooden bunny a new look with some paint a bow and a cotton tail.

 A little bird makes a nest on some burlap.

 Some antique books get wrapped in a pretty Easter bow.

 My grandma's teacup holds a little nest.

 Adding some Easter colored glass such as greens and purples adds some interest. You see the collection of baskets hanging from the wooden beam?, those are put there before Easter you see, the Bunny takes them down on Easter Eve and fills them with candy and prizes for the good kids.

 

 The kitchen counter has a touch of Easter with an old scale and bunny and carrot made from a brown sack.

 Little wooden bunny sits aside a little nest on the kitchen window shelf.

 Here is mom's old handkerchief , I have it draped on the side of a hanging wrought iron kitchen basket.

 I found these 2 little egg holders at a thrift store they are hand painted from Mexico and vey old.

 This pedestal  holds a nest in the center of the table in between the 2 egg holders.

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today it was wonderful having you visit!

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