My kitchen at Heart of the Home party

Good morning, dear friends,

Although I came across this party only this morning, I thought I'd join in the fun.
The Autumn is to me the season I have always been looking forward to. I always loved school, and being an only child I loved reuniting with my friends and finding new faithful companions, my books.
As a wife and mom I love the return to the nest that Autumn signals.

Come on in!

 "Goodmorning" ~ "Kalimera" 

This blackboard helps us to be organised and know about our family's activities.

I love my tiny kitchen. Thought it is small, we love gathering and eating, cooking and having coffee. I make coffee for my husband first thing in the morning. I like washing the dishes and looking for the kids arriving home from school at noon. And in the evening I shall probably bake a pie or make a soup.

In the kitchen we also wash our veggies, these colourful gifts of the land,

and our dishes,

sometimes with good company!

 and make vegetable based concoctions.

Now to the decor.

I love the Mathew Rice "A Year in the country" calendars. I also enjoy looking at this poster. Whatever I do in the heat of the moment it reminds me to, well, keep calm and carry on with my tasks.

My library of cooking books, including the works of Nigella Lawson (pictured is How To Be A Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking), Jamie Oliver and Tessa Kyros (Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes) as well as a number of Greek cookbooks.

I recently began organising my containers. I save jars from jams and sauces and I intend to transfer our goodies from their boxes to the jars. It will be thus easier to find teas and spices and also appreciate God's blessings more.

This is our fridge. I like collecting magnets and stick recipes and coupons for easy reach.

On top of my stove there is this little iconostasi, a selection of small icons (compare to the tea infuser on the left). Pictures from left to right, Our Lady of Tinos and Jesus Christ.  St. Kosmas, an exemplary figure for our times (click on link to read).  In the diptych, you may see St. Ipomoni ("Patience") the mother of the last Byzantine Emperor, and St. Patapios. They are both honoured in the same monastery in the southern Greek city of Loutraki. We have been miraculously saved by the Saint's grace when my eldest was a baby, and we honour him ever since.

I hope you enjoyed the tour and that you will stop by again, soon!

Thank you so much Shelia for hosting this party! How very nice and welcoming!
Please stop by Note Songs to visit more Hearts of the Home!