tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post2350356964756912823..comments2024-02-19T00:11:37.941+00:00Comments on Tint's meanderings: We like to do things differentlyTint~http://www.blogger.com/profile/15237375362227902198noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-85022588924250670702010-08-22T16:04:20.000+01:002010-08-22T16:04:20.000+01:00PS again....I adore the mindset of Jurgis. Not on...PS again....I adore the mindset of Jurgis. Not only is he happily sanding away in the background, but he's using that brilliant mind of his to remove the unnecessary parts of the old fridge...good man, good man, indeed!Kathleen Kirbyhttp://hitchhikingthrough.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-2297918282339365702010-08-22T16:02:23.000+01:002010-08-22T16:02:23.000+01:00It's interesting that Brazilians don't hav...It's interesting that Brazilians don't have cupboards high up on their necessity list. With mildew, bugs...Ah well. I like your use of the fridge, and the light is the best part I think!! As for magnets; I have scrounged a bunch of magnets from doctors offices, etc, and just used rubber cement to put my own family pictures on them. My fridge is covered with pictures of the kids and I, as well as our cats. That's a bit of recycling, reusing too...<br /><br />PS I like the light in your kitchen, too my dear. Let's have a cuppa...!!!Kathleen Kirbyhttp://hitchhikingthrough.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-67404582223815019412010-08-22T13:32:05.000+01:002010-08-22T13:32:05.000+01:00Love it! Everything is always useful in some way,...Love it! Everything is always useful in some way, what a great idea that pantry is. I love your magnets, we try to buy a magnet in each place we travel to, they're light weight, small and not banned from entering Australia!kerry cronjehttp://marmite4toast.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-53443102467715112072010-08-22T06:13:11.000+01:002010-08-22T06:13:11.000+01:00Very creative way to use a somewhat "worthles...Very creative way to use a somewhat "worthless" item! We wouldn't need to use our creativity very much if everything was the way we wanted it, would we? Sure, I'd like to have everything just so, but I also enjoy fanagling around to make things work.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing a glimpse of your house!Faye Rhttp://chickiebaby.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-30406339561071289362010-08-22T05:13:26.000+01:002010-08-22T05:13:26.000+01:00Reading what you have written it reminded me that...Reading what you have written it reminded me that sometimes something from one's childhood makes a lifetime impact and affects the way we live.<br /><br />For me it was a picture in my colouring book. A real gypsy caravan and a horse tethered nearby. Well that got my instant favourite picture vote. But included in the picture was the old gipsy woman sitting on the caravan steps preparing a meal and peeling the vegetable skins into a separate bowl. The caption underneath said: waste not,want not. <br /><br />Love your pantry.Lois Hhttp://loish.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-86205869888054867282010-08-22T03:50:58.000+01:002010-08-22T03:50:58.000+01:00That is so smart and clever and wonderful! I am a...That is so smart and clever and wonderful! I am actually looking for something like that to live on my back porch to store all my big pots, pans, fryers, etc, that need a home and I have no room in this teeny, tiny kitchen of mine-- but I have a fridge! You are clever :-) <br />I love the front best, you have seen pics of my fridge, the front is covered with pics, drawings, magnets made and given and purchased, all with special meanings and memories! I love that, naked fridges are odd to me! This is a lovely story!Marty !http://martthetart.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-79730396182758513682010-08-22T02:31:32.000+01:002010-08-22T02:31:32.000+01:00My Mom always said "Use it up, wear it out, m...My Mom always said "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without". I "caught" that bit of wisdom from her. It drives my hubby crazy, but he manages to deal with it. Your pantry make perfect sense to me!Debbie S.http://zyrxy.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-71407253303650487292010-08-21T23:40:31.000+01:002010-08-21T23:40:31.000+01:00I grew up that way. So it's second nature for ...I grew up that way. So it's second nature for me!**Kat **http://magickat.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-81773137683747643292010-08-21T22:42:04.000+01:002010-08-21T22:42:04.000+01:00Kat, in South Africa, we were often looking for wa...Kat, in South Africa, we were often looking for ways to use thing instead of tossing them. Here, Jurgis (hubby) makes things for me out of recycled timber scrounged from demolished houses. We get valuable (ie. expensive and often rare) timber that way for nothing. I love weathered timber! I'm a 'waste not want not' freak : ) I'm not a *huge* magnet fan, but I enjoy the ones I have. To me, each one needs to be a memory or something special. Glad you visited! <br /><br />Kippy, not smart. What do they say? "Necessity is the mother of invention." I love the idea of odd items of furniture being useful in strange places. Back home, we had a bathtub as a fish pond outside. <br /><br />Katey, they go from... hm... *measures* 10cm - the largest - down to 5cm - the smallest. There are 7 hanging on that chime set. <br /><br />Riete, I love that they dispose of them safely, but I'd rather see them refurbished and in use.~° Tint °~http://tintalasia.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-41258666021111861412010-08-21T21:09:35.000+01:002010-08-21T21:09:35.000+01:00what a GOOD idea!!! Let me know too, and I'll ...what a GOOD idea!!! Let me know too, and I'll send you a NY one!!!**Kat **http://magickat.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-20901831856417096542010-08-21T20:58:19.000+01:002010-08-21T20:58:19.000+01:00What a great way to use an old fridge. Here we pay...What a great way to use an old fridge. Here we pay an extra (little) amount of money when we buy a new one for the old one to be taken away and properly recycled, without damage to the environment. <br />But I so like your idea!<br /><br />And I love the magnets! When you want to ... PM me your address and I send you a Dutch one! <br /><br />Riete ;))http://mnijdeken.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-75136765163038792412010-08-21T20:46:12.000+01:002010-08-21T20:46:12.000+01:00Your agate charms are ginormous or is that just an...Your agate charms are ginormous or is that just an illusion?? Love the magnets and the pantry! :) Katey kaleidoscopehttp://kateykaleidoscope.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-62711126530206446952010-08-21T20:39:56.000+01:002010-08-21T20:39:56.000+01:00I have one too...my father had a perfectly useable...I have one too...my father had a perfectly useable cabinet he had made with louver fronts...he had it in their bathroom and my mother wanted an upgrade. It fits vitamin bottles perfectly. And it's cute.**Kat **http://magickat.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-56180006089304179642010-08-21T20:35:59.000+01:002010-08-21T20:35:59.000+01:00It really is! Very similar in thought to our spice...It really is! Very similar in thought to our spice cupboard. I went to the store and got a bathroom vanity (cheaper than any kind of spice cupboard/rack you can find!) and put it up in our kitchen to hold our more commonly-used spices. You can't tell it's a vanity unless you really look, and it functions perfectly. Not quite the same, but similar line of thinking. :)Kippy Spilkerhttp://geminaigraphics.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-28379451393022627532010-08-21T20:25:52.000+01:002010-08-21T20:25:52.000+01:00Isn't it great!!Isn't it great!!**Kat **http://magickat.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-47388732172385307852010-08-21T20:23:27.000+01:002010-08-21T20:23:27.000+01:00Damn, that is so clever! Smart, Tint. :) Good to s...Damn, that is so clever! Smart, Tint. :) Good to see another little touch of your life. :) You were right when you said your pantry was different. I love it!Kippy Spilkerhttp://geminaigraphics.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695149.post-26897060334328216952010-08-21T19:57:18.000+01:002010-08-21T19:57:18.000+01:00I think that's a great idea! Europeans and peo...I think that's a great idea! Europeans and people from other countries seem to be more "recycle" oriented--before it became fashionable. I do the same things because my grandparents and parents did it. It's totally smart! And it works (without 'working' haha). <br /><br />I love magnets. I have them from people who know that---lots from Scotland, and when I go anywhere I pick one up as a souvenir. I have an alligator from Florida, and I brought one home for everyone else too. <br /><br />Blogs like this make me very happy. I feel like I've visited!**Kat **http://magickat.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com