Taylor Mill Projects, Part 1

I needed a Fun Kids injection, so I headed to Cincinnati. JE and I hatched an idea to turn their mostly non-functioning entryway closet into a workable, usable, attractive space. We're not done, but we are a long way down the road.

 

We started here...

 

 

 

 

 

And, got this far...

Closet Reno, so far.

 

There are shelves to add, baskets to purchase, hooks to hang. Some of that will get done this week by JE, and some we'll work at when they come here.

Update. For now.

 

I had expert help with the sanding...

 

We tried and loved the Killz spray cans for primer. It takes a light hand, with a paint brush close-by to smooth any drips.

 

The storage units are Trofast from IKEA , as are the very modern Grundtal brushed stainless steel hooks ($2.99/2-pack). JE had already purchased one natural wood unit, so we opted to buy the second in the same finish/construction and to prime and paint both rather than buying particle board/foil in white.

 

 

Current Coffee

 

Ingeni

 

Nespresso Citiz

 

While we love our Nespresso, we also change things up a bit a couple of times a week and use our Ingeni pour-over. Our current favored coarse ground coffee is Peet's Major Dickason's Blend. My only complaint with our Nespresso beauty is that I like my coffee HOT!!! So, I always have to microwave my Nespresso for @15 seconds to achieve that goal. The pour-over coffee is just the right temp.

 

And, we also sometimes default to the Bodum French Press, having taken it to the beach and other vacation destinations many times.

Bodum

 

Eataly

 

I love kitchen gadgets!

All chocolate from Italy!

Today we traveled to Eataly. Not the country but to Eataly, which is fairly new to Chicago. We ended here by default; happily so. Crazy mis-communication took 30 minutes of drive time, so we missed church at 4th Presbyterian.

The plan was to attend church with RvH and CA and then celebrate their birthdays (4/1 and 4/2, respectively) at brunch. Instead we checked-out Eataly, enjoyed croissants and Lavazza coffee, shopped, and bought to-go Paninis--two Figuolas (or something close to that spelling) and a Caprese. They obviously change-up the names as their on-line menu referred to the Caprese as Giulietta.

We loved our experience and brought home some treats (including brown tomatoes!) CA and I later shared the Caprese and fig-gorgonzola-prosciutto Paninis. (RvH chose the fig Panini). Delicioso!

 

 

First photo and the following are not mine. Google "Eataly Chicago Images" for attributions.

Lidia Bastianich, Joe Bastianich, Mario Batali

 

 

Non Sequitur

Mine!

 

This is how my brain works...

 

 

Paris Breakfasts published a photo of a lovely radish plate. I love tableware and accessories adorned with radishes, although I'm not overly-fond of radishes.

 

Unless they are tiny. Especially if I'm in France and/or eating them with a hunk of fresh baguette.

 

 

And that, folks, is what we call a non sequitur.

Shout Out

Our terrifically gifted and hard-working niece just got a well-deserved promotion. Congratulations LG, mother of the effervescent SG and the irresistable RG.