Diana's Dinner and the New Kitchen (Photostory)

 Yes, that is a new kitchen in the background.  Details about it are at the end of the post.  I know it's a lot of pink, but my intentions are to paint it.  I just wanted to show it in it's original state.

Diana has dinner cooking on the stove.  She and Brandy are enjoying a cold drink and catching up. 

"So what's going on with that little fella you told me about?"  (Diana)

"I wish I knew.  Things were going really well, but lately he seems to be too busy to spend any time with me."  (Brandy)

"Well that doesn't sound too good.  But it's probably for the best.  You need to focus on your studies, anyway."  (Diana)

"Yes, but all work and no play, makes for a very boring college experience."  (Brandy)

"I'm not saying don't have some fun.  I'm just saying a serious relationship may be too much for a freshman, who's trying to make the Dean's list.  You know how distracting men can be."  (Diana)

"Speak of the devil."  (Diana to Brandy)

"Honey, dinner is just about ready.  Another ten minutes should do the trick."  (Diana to Billy)

"Well it smells good."  (Billy)

"Mmmm."  (Billy)

"So what are you ladies talking about?"  (Billy)

"Men."  (Diana)

"Oh, say it isn't so."  (Billy)

"Oh Dad.  You do realize that at some point your little girl is going to be getting married and having kids."  (Brandy)

"Yes, but didn't you and I agree that wouldn't happen until you were 30 or 35ish?"  (Billy)

"Really, Dad?  No, I would never agree to something like that."  (Brandy)

"Honey, stop badgering your daughter.  Let me up, so I can finish getting dinner ready."  (Diana)

So now about this new pink kitchen.  This is what it looks like in the box.

It is very similar to the Kenmore kitchen, except it only has three pieces.  This version can also be seen in a, harder to find, red and silver color.  I saw pictures of this pink set on Flickr and checked Amazon.  It was marked down from $49 to $29 with free shipping on orders over $35.  I just checked, and they had only one left, available for the free shipping, and it had gone up to $32.  They do have several others that are a little more expensive, but not too bad.  Just search for "Modern Kitchen" in toys.  When I bought it, I planned to paint the pink a more realistic kitchen color.  I may stain the pink cabinets cherry and make the door handles silver.  I am open to suggestions.

Here it it out of the box.  The pieces are separate and it comes with a ton of cool accessories.  

The stove is battery operated.  It makes sizzling frying sounds, and the lights come on in the oven and on top of the stove.  The one issue I have with this set is the stove top.  Ir has four raised buttons (that light up), where the pots sit.  It doesn't look like a real stove top. 

Other than that, I have no complaints.  It comes with the two pots you see on the stove.  The tall pot also has a lid.  There are two medium sized silver pots with lids and 4 silver plates.  It comes with a little food; 2 lemons, 2 oranges, 2 carrots, a half a watermelon, and two small cartons of juice.

It comes with 3 red glasses.  It has two separate pieces of ice cubes, that don't quite fit in these glasses.  The silver salt and pepper shakers were included.  

And so were the pie holder and the tray full of silver accessories.

I am very happy with my new kitchen. This particular company, created some other gorgeous playsets, that came out a few years ago.  I forgot to get the name of the company that made this set.  I will update this post, when I get that information.

P.S.  I'm sure Diana could have made this pink kitchen look a lot better with different tables and some nice kitchen art.  It's another case of me using what was nearby to limit my travels.