Nearing the Finish - December 27, 2024 @goldenoakfarm

On Friday I was up at 5AM and got 2 posts written, the kitchen cleaned up and the milk order made by the time my helper friend arrived at 8AM. We set about starting the shelves in the pantry.

We started at the top and moved everything out into the kitchen where it got wiped down or washed. Things got rearranged some as they were put back, especially on the bottom shelf.

I moved the matching tin set to the middle because it now holds my fermentation weights. (I wish I’d seen the paper towel roll in the middle of the shelves before photographing…)

There was some old food that went out over the bank. (How I miss having pigs and chickens…) So there were a lot less jars to arrange. We also took the time to put away all the storage containers that had piled up in the large bowl.

I even was able to hang up the apple picker on the ceiling hooks.

I’d found more of the containers in the fancy bread box. There were so many, I decided to put them on the half full shelf on the other side of the pantry. I obviously need to make more meals for the freezer.

I wish I’d taken before photos of the shelves, as they were quite crowded and messy. Now there’s room on the bottom shelf again to work.

I had my helper friend start on the undershelf cabinets. I was cleaning up the mess in the kitchen, getting jars, etc into the dishwasher. He got 2 of them done before it was time for him to go. He used the hydrogen peroxide on them due to mold issues. Love the gleam on the wood!

What’s left to do in the pantry:

The lazy susan
Vacuum the ceiling
Clean and polish the main door
Wash and polish the floor

So still several days work left in the pantry.

On Saturday my surrogate grandchild and her mom might be coming. I’ve not seen her since the Grandparents Day at her school. Or they might come during the week next week, not decided yet. I’ll be starting the bills/budget on Saturday. It’s to be cloudy and rain off and on all weekend, but not so cold, up in the 30’sF.