A setback and some tomatoes

After a long wait and several misunderstandings between the countertop maker and our contracter, we fired the countertop manufacturer and have a new company coming in early next week to give us an estimate on some granite.  We've had issues with this countertop company from the get-go; they are six hours away and only come up to our area a couple of times a month, they insist the cabinets and sink be seated absolutely perfectly before they'll install (farm sinks are notoriously uneven and most installers will work with that), and they charge a whopping $250 every time they come through the door to check and make sure everything is perfect.

So while this is the recommended company our designer gave us regarding our countertops, regrettably, we have had to part ways now and will be using a local company to install them for us.

Farm sink temporarily rigged up with the old faucet -- it works!

New granite choice - Santa Cecilia, over new cabinets and hardware

But as of today, we have a working sink, we have plywood over the cabinets to give us some kind of countertop, the stove is back in its place and is functional, and so I canned 6 quarts of tomatoes this week, my first canning effort of the season.  

We've got nothing if not a bit of pioneering spirit in us. Preparations for fall continue, with or without a finished kitchen, because that's just how we roll, don't you know.