Celia from Fig Jam and Lime Cordial has a lovely tradition at her place. She encourages us to post a wee peek into our kitchens,then let her know and she posts our sites, in a column on her page. So here we are. Have a wee look at a couple of things in my kitchen. Not many though as I can’t be cleaning more than one corner at a time!!
These are two NZ dancing magnets that sit on my fridge. They are being quite well behaved today. Sometimes they can get a wee bit risque!
My NZ kite (pronounced keetay) that holds the pens for writing the grocery lists that I forget to take with me. The kite are made in all shapes and sizes out of New Zealand flax. 
As you know I do the majority of my cooking on the woodstove in the winter, so here is my New Dutch Oven. I love that colour. 
And look what I found in an Illinois supermarket. Dishwashing liquid advertising a New Zealand spring scent. Right out here in the MidWest! I am not very sure about that. I mean did they ask New Zealand if it was OK to use it’s smell as an advertising gimmick. Naturally Our John had to rudely sniff at it. Oh, he said, New Zealand spring smells like dishwashing liquid and why is it written in French. I very tartly told him that that is NOT how our spring smells. And we do not speak French. Well really! All very misleading. 
Then I looked out the kitchen door and who should be looking back at me! On the verandah, stealing dog food! Snapped! Katherine’s rooster. Yes, I do mean you Katherine, I know how you like roosters, he is arriving in a box shortly, addressed to the Rufus household! He will be your Christmas pressie so you have to pretend to be grateful. You can keep him in your pot cupboard and he is very partial to pomegranates in his champagne!
You may well run too, you Big Fat Rooster!! 
And on a very separate and exciting subject, Mary’s Cat has got all famous and has been interviewed by RumpyDog. The barnyard is agog. There are noses seriously out of joint. Rumours flying. For a mute cat she seems to have a lot to say. Hope it doesn’t go to her head. I think the interview will be up today, so pop over if you have a moment and have a read, Rumpy is such a sweet doggie fella.
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86 responses to “In My Kitchen and Mary’s Cat has an Announcement”
Yes it’s up! And the animal world is abuzz with her amazing story!!!!!
I just popped over Rumpy, it is a fantastic interview! We thoroughly enjoyed it, and we all Thank you. celi
I like your refrigerator magnets. I laughed thinking about a clucking box showing up at the Rufus household…too funny.
That irritated muffled cluck of an annoyed chicken! he he he. Thanks Karen.. c
Very funny post 😉
Thank you Mad! c
I love your fridge magnets.
I love your kite.
I love your Dutch oven.
I love the colour of your dish washing liquid.
I love the notion of Katherine feeding the rooster in the pot cupboard.
I love kitty so am heading over to read about her interview.
🙂 Mandy
The world is full of love this morning Mandy, I hope you are having good weather over there today so you can get out into your garden! c.
Oh I wish C – it is cold and miserable and believe it will be the same tomorrow. 😦 No worries, will make up for it over the weekend (fingers-crossed) 🙂
hope so.. c
You are amazing dear Cecilia. But this is not a new point for me 🙂 Your posts always like that and so enjoyable to follow them. Thank you, seems that your kitchen is great fun. I loved your NZ dancers… and also the red oven, I am looking for blue of them… My kitchen colour concept is almost blue and blue tones… Dear Celia and Dear Katherine and Rufus, they are my favurite bloggers too. And dear Rumpydog too, how I love them all. Can you see this, we all have these beautiful friends with us… in our daily running life… Blessing for your all. You are so nice dear Cecilia, have a nice day, with my love, nia
I know, we are all waiting for Katherine and Greg to discover the rooster in their pot cupboard!! We are lucky with our blog family and it is growing which is great.. c
Exactly it is growing… Today I have met with a new and amazing blogger too, and you know her I think, dear Chica from beautiful Andalucia… I would like to see dear katherine and Rufus’ pot cupboard too… Do they hear us, because they are so busy in the kitchen 🙂 Have a nice day dear Cecilia, with my love, nia
Oh I love tanya (chica) she is a lovely girl.. c
What a glorious rooster! My sister raises chickens – which is about as close I get to a live one! Her rooster is named Jerry – for her husband! Thank you for a peek into your kitchen! Oh, my dutch oven is blue, but very similar!
Aren’t dutch oven’s great, i have never had one before and I cannot believe i went this long without one! c
Christ, I was really impressed with the washing up liquid still life. I thought you had a secret life as an advertising pack shot photographer.
Ha ah aha .. that is funny isn’t it, I struggle endlessly with my food shots but I can do a GREAT shot of the dishwashing liquid (laughter) typical!! thanks roger.. c
I love the peek into your kitchen!
And am now curious about the New Zealand Springs dishwashing liquid 🙂 haha – I may just open one up in the store, if they have them, and smell it.
that is perfect Saffron, they are just trying to muscle in on our clean green image!! So all they SHOULD get from you is a sniff!! c
Aw this is such a fantastic post. Love everything about it. Your saucy magnets, your dutch oven and that lovely interview with Mary´s Cat. Next time she´s at the French wondows, do give her a little lick and a cuddle from Luna and Alfi.
I shall certainly give her a cuddle from Luna and Alfi, but maybe they can send the licks in the mail Tanya!! c
Cute post. You gave me pause with the dish washing detergent and then when I read it I could just see you grousing about that is not the proper aroma for NZ! Chickens eat dog food????
Chooks will eat anything.. and I do mean anything! c
Loved the tour! And can’t believe I would. However, the NZ scented dish liquid is priceless. I shall encourage my wife to buy it, so, I can get a sniff of your homeland. Au revoir.
exactly, and I am not sure what the supermarkets will say when they see lines of people sniffing at the NZ spring! Au revoir indeed! c
Very nice post C! Now I know what a dutch oven looks like!
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Thank you Giovanna, when I first heard the word Dutch Oven i was not expecting this pot! c
such a great post! and the pictures are so nice too
Thank you eva, I hope you are having a great day.. c
Love the post, Celi, and I, too, recently purchased a Dutch oven. Perfect season to break one in. And of course the rooster ate the dog food, just as I’ll eat a dish of pasta left on the table. It was there, after all. Now I’m off to read what I hope to be a scintillating interview.
I just had a fast flash of you standing at a table eating someone’s left over pasta! My mother would call that the hooverupperer. c
A wonderful post, an engaging read and thanks for the official tour. Meow for now
Woof! (who said that!).. c