I always liked the idea of a window right over the kitchen sink.  There is something whimsical about being able to feel the breeze on a balmy spring day as you’re filling a pitcher of quenching water; something calming about watching the trees bend and sway in the wind as you clip stems to fill a vase with fresh blooms; something magical about watching silent white flakes blanket the world in pristine white as you scour that pot to shining perfection.  Yes indeed, I like windows over the kitchen sink.

Sadly, I do not have a window over my kitchen sink.  [This does not, surprisingly, keep me from having a special fondness for this particular sink which is my favorite sink of all the sinks I have ever called home.  My friends, this sink is 1) stainless steel; 2) a single rectangle therein fitting an entire roasting pan on level surface; 3) the faucet is tall and extends far out into the sink.  Look, the sink and faucet marriage is a vital one and getting the perfect combination--while seemingly elementary--is surprisingly nigh unto impossible.  *Wistful sigh...Oh how I love my sink.  OOOOOO!  I just had an epiphany!  Maybe, just maybe, if I can find a sink/faucet that is so close to perfection for this little kitchen maven's heart, then maybe I will one day find a man that will just so match my heart's desire.  It is a hopeful thought, even if fleeting...]

Oh hello!  Yes, it seems that I had quite forgotten I had company.  Now, where were we.  Oh right, I was washing dishes and being all forlorn about having little more than a white wall and empty shelf to look at.  You can see how I initially solved that problem here with some of my favorite thrift store finds.  Well, I happened upon a brilliantly festive discovery as I was Christmasifying my little apartment.  This is what happened:

Ta-Daaaaaa!

Now I can be amused by beautiful things day and night.  Beauty = Joyful Mav