New old Juicer.

I bought this lovely amber glass citrus juicer from a second hand dealer while I was away, it's so perfect. I've been juicing lemons a lot lately, only have a hand held juicer, this is so much better than a plastic one. After a little online research I have found that this one was made by Crown Crystal Glass Co Ltd (Australia) and has the number 17 on it. There is only one tiny chip on one of the reamer ribs, barely even noticeable, I only found it after running my fingernails along the ribs.


While I was at my Aunts places over the past few days I noticed how they lived - very simply. Every thing was very basic they only had what they needed. Their houses weren't extensively renovated, the only improvements were to replace worn out things. Their kitchens were hand built when their houses were built, I love that practically nothing had changed. I think probably the only changes have been the fridge and the stove. I can remember one Aunt cooked on a wood stove until sometime in the 70's, was so disappointed when she changed that. They eat simple home cooked meals, breakfast, lunch, dinner, morning and afternoon tea all at the table. I ate a lot less there and was more satisfied, I graze all day here and rarely eat at the table - that's probably why. I am going to have to instill the practice here, I grew up eating at the table but let it lapse when I got married because my husband liked to eat in front of the tv. I'm going to encourage eating at the table as often as I can from now on.

Dad told me that my Grandfather built the house we stayed in, it's a real testament to his building skills, still standing after so many years. As is my Grandparents old house just 2 doors away, it's still standing almost the same - sometime since it was sold in the 70's they replaced the wooden windows with aluminum ones. I really hate that trend, the windows at my Aunt's house are still in perfect working order. Pop also helped Dad build his own home.