2010 Calendar

Firstly, thank you for all your kitchen love. I never expected such adoring comments on my tiny wee kitchen. It's such a funny pokey little space that really has not had a lot of practical or aesthetic thought put into it. We always had intentions of adding on and rennovating this house when we bought it, so the kitchen has always been a make-do-with-what-we-have-in-the-mean-time sort of thing. It has very little storage space, or bench space, or even space to move really - it's certainly a one person kitchen. The shelf with all the jars on it was stolen from Liam's room when we first moved in, how the previous owners managed without it I don't know! And the one with all the cups etc on it was rescued from the side of the road, we balanced it home on top of the pushchair!
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So things are all sort of squished and squeezed in and every bit of room is utilised - it helps you think creatively :) I suppose it is kind of cozy, and in a way it's quite practical, you can bake a batch of biscuits or cook up dinner almost without moving your feet, he he. But really it would be nice to have a slightly larger space one day, especially when you have two little pairs of hands that want to help with everything.

Letterpress calendar by 1 Canoe 2

Anyway, on to what this post is really about. I finally bought us a calendar for this year, yes I know I'm a bit slow huh, I won't even get to look at the first month by time it arrives. But isn't it cool! And it's multifunctional, because I'm going to cut the pictures off at the end of the year and frame them.

If you are as slow as me and haven't bought yourself a calendar yet, or feel the need to buy another, you can get one here, if there is any left, or how about one of these below from my shortlist.

Canvas calendar by Two Brunettes

Seasonal food calendar by Claudia Pearson

Desk calendar by Ilee (Unfortunately sold out)

Eco desk calendar by Catseto

Wall calendar by Michelle Brusegaard

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And next year, I think I'll be getting a Nikki McClure one. I think her artwork is wonderful. I was far too slow this year, they were well and truly sold out by time I got myself organised.