A FEW REASONS TO VISIT MONTREAL

SO.....................now it's official!

Simply Vintageous..................by Suzan & Deuxieme Debut ( Dorothy ) are officially going to be teaching furniture painting.  We will be set up and ready to start on January 19, 2013 - which is on a Saturday - 
4 hour course - 199.00
Anybody looking for a short holiday in Montreal?  Dorothy also has a vacation rental available if you're looking for a getaway!  A century old 2 story Victorian Flat filled to the brim with charm!
Come discover the magic of our city - it's as close as you can get to Europe without leaving North America -

You can drop me a line for details.

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You can explore the charm of Vieux Montreal ( Old Montreal ) take a ride all snuggled under blankets on a " Caleche " ( horse and buggy - doesn't it sound nicer in french lol )

do some shopping

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discover beautiful architecture

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eat at a french style bistro

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You would not be eating outside in January though lol

and get to spend some time with Dorothy and I - ( priceless lol ) 

Give yourself a christmas gift and come on down!!! ( oops I mean come on UP ) 
I would love to meet you in person :)

IT'S A SMALL KITCHEN AFTER ALL!!! ( mine )

I have the tiniest kitchen I've ever seen ( think N.Y. city kitchens here ) honestly it really is the size of most of the blogmosphere's bathrooms...........................
It's in the back of the house - and the plan is to eventually move it to the middle of the house ( off the dining room ) and turn the space into a den/office - but for now I have to make do.
BTW - it seems that my kitchens just get smaller and smaller with every house......................

Some pans are hung on a metal bar on the wall

somehow I manage to cook dinners for 16 people a couple of times during the holidays -
( although looking at this photo even I don't know how I do it ) 
Every square inch of this space is utilized - 
A basket holds tablescloths and wooden untensils
( well this month - next month John will be asking where they are )

A hutch holds dishes and bakeware (John is constantly snagging himself on the chicken wire inside the doors) 

John says - WHO staples chicken wire on  cupboard doors?
Suzan says - half of blogland actually 
John says - What's the point?
Suzan says - there is no point, it just looks good
John says - says who?
Suzan says - half of blogland actually
John says - I think it looks ridiculous 
John says - And it's dangerous, I constantly have cuts on my hands
Suzan says - stop whining John - and be more careful
John says - there's a reason why it's called " chicken wire " 
John says - it's meant for chicken coops for God Sakes
John says - it's to keep CHICKENS inside a coop -  do you realize that?  This stuff is for animals - it belongs on a farm 
Suzan says - and kitchen hutches..................
John mumbles - says you
Suzan says - and half of blogland


I installed chicken wire but also left the glass on the doors - since the kitchen is so small everything inside needs to stay clean - and cooking in the perimeters of a postage stamp can get greasy!

The bottom holds all my electric appliances

I paid 35 dollars for the hutch by the way - it used to look like this

a salvation army find ( 1/2 price day ) had it delivered and placed right where it was going to go - and
then painted it right there, on the spot, lol

this kitchen door has a transom window above it - enough space to put my family sign

my coffee and pie for a quarter sign

Shutters are closed so you don't see in the neighbours house lol - remember I'm in a rowhouse so we're very close - 

Tool box caddy for decoration

If you've noticed painters tape around the ceiling light - here's why
I painted the ceiling in August - John was supposed to do the second coat the next day because at 11 ft tall the ceilings are really just too much for me - he's still assuring me he's going to do it " next weekend " ( has been saying that every single week since we moved in 2 years ago ) so the tape stays up lol - it's green so it goes with my drapes.  I had been eyeing the light for some time at Home Depot - and came across it one day at the restore for 1/2 the price!

and I even managed to put in a narrow subway wall somehow -  we manage to do all that's written there - 

more pots

and lids go underneath

And that's my itsy bitsy teeny weeny kitchen - and anyone who says size doesn't matter already has a large one! 
One day - mark my words - one day - I'm going to have a huge massive kitchen ( by then I'll probably have given up cooking - but STILL - if you're going to dream - you may as well dream huge!!!
I would happily go from this 

to this

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in a heartbeat - and I'd be roller skating from the stove to the sink to the counter
and that stove?
That someone has a stove the size of my kitchen leaves me speechless!