Alone, I Restored Our Kitchen Table and Cooked a Full Dinner on It the Same Day

A morning at the wooden farmhouse: the old table in our outdoor kitchen had gone dull and worn over the years, so I brought out the hand planer and smoothed the surface back down, layer by layer, until the wood grain showed clean again. Once it was planed, I sanded every inch smooth, wiped away the dust, and brushed on a protective wood oil to bring back its natural shine. While the table dried in the shade, I headed out to the garden to pick fresh young squash, then into the kitchen for the afternoon's cooking: squash stir-fried with garlic, crispy pan-fried pork belly, and a pot of malabar spinach soup with ground pork. By evening, the very first meal was served on that freshly restored table — finished off with a sweet, crisp pear for dessert. From a worn old table to a fresh new one, and a full dinner to break it in. 🌿 Follow along for more simple days at the wooden farmhouse. #diy #woodworking #farmlife #homestead #gardenlife #slowliving