On to dishwaashers

This afternoon we're off to see the first of the designs drawn up by the men who came last week to measure up. After our Monday trip, we're beginning to question why we are going. But maybe he will come up with just the thing at a price we can afford. He never mentioned prices so I'm assuming expensive.

It will be a relief when we've got the kitchen organised. We're both becoming obsessed. Even over our glass of wine & bit of music in an evening, our conversion gets interrupted by "What about this" & we're once more talking about some aspect of the kitchen. But at least now, we're beginning to feel we're going along the right track. Price tags are put on appliances & the differences are immense from less than £300 to over £1000 for an oven. There's something tangible about the differences which makes it so much easier to come to a decision.

My next job is to look at dishwashers. We have an old one which came with the house. We've hardly used it. It can't take so many items - crystal glasses, cast iron pans, wooden handles, fine china etc - that it hardly seems worth putting it on for what's left. But maybe modern dishwashers are better. So far I've only glanced at a few small ones. I don't see the point of buying one just for a few plates. That's not the bit of dish washing I detest. It's the roast pan, casserole dishes etc that get to me. Unless I can find one that can accommodate those, we'll not be getting one. (Instead we'll be sticking with our old trustworthy one - the Fox.) Yet, at the same time, I do feel the modern kitchen ought to have a dishwasher. The Fox deserves a break as he gets older. And a mechanical dishwasher is increasingly something a prospective purchaser of the property would look for. I'm telling myself forget about that. We're not intending to move for many a year, probably not until one of us dies or our health deteriorates severely. By then, we'll probably need another new kitchen. Heaven help us!