"Great. Now I have kitchen envy," said the young docent.
"Not me," said the old docent. "Seeing all that perfect organization satisfies my need for it. Plus," she added, "Now I know I'll never remodel my kitchen. Not enough years left."
They breezed out of the third kitchen of the morning, finishing the docent training for the bi-annual Rockridge Kitchen Tour. I was with them, keeping quiet, equally full of tile, granite, marble, curly maple, stainless steel, glass, concrete, ipe (not a typo), brass, brand names.
We remodeled our kitchen five years ago and, lovely as it is, I shudder at the thought of ever letting hundreds of people troop through to peer at it. But it was delightful to be the voyeur.
The full tour is this coming Sunday when I'll visit more kitchens. My favorite part today was meeting the owners, some of whom will not be on hand during the tour rush. Whether they are single, gay, nuclear, they all are proud and wouldn't change a thing.
