Today, while finishing my friends’ Christmas gift,
(which I was very excited about how well it turned out) I decided to make some potpourri.
My Mom likes to boil potpourri on the stove in the wintertime, and who doesn’t enjoy a nice smelling home, so I thought I would follow suit. I used some oranges that had been hiding in the back of my fridge and had shriveled up, some dried rosemary (more than I had planned since a bunch spilled out), and a little bit of vanilla extract.
It ended up looking like a weird tea, but it worked. It made the house smell great, it helped warm the apartment, and even helped combat the dryness of winter. I had been adding water to the pot periodically for a few hours as I milled about having a nice and slightly lazy morning and eventually my apartment felt so warm and steamy I turned it off.
On the side of the burner as I turned it off I noticed a wet spot that looked like a small splash. The water wasn’t high enough, or boiling so it didn’t bubble over, and I didn’t spill the water so I was really confused as to where it had come from. Then I looked up!
The whole kitchen ceiling was covered with water! The whole ceiling! I’m going to give you a moment to let that one sink in.
I had basically turned my tiny kitchen into a rainforest. There were droplets covering the whole kitchen, both big and little ones, EVERYWHERE. Any more moisture in the air and it would have probably started to thunder in there. I have seen this sort of major ceiling condensation happen before in Korean JimJilbangs (public baths), when it gets really steamy in the winter, but not in a house. Thankfully my kitchen walls are tiled and the ceiling is cement so I don’t have to worry too much, but still.
I’m too short to reach the ceiling so I had to take a whisk and put a towel over it and basically try to bat the water down. I didn’t get it all, but it did help. Needless to say I felt more than a little bit like a dummy while basically trying to whisk my ceiling.
This would happen the week I’m going to start teaching my 2nd graders about solids, liquids and gasses. I guess I should be thankful I made a rainforest and not a blizzard.
Also if you need me to perform any rain dances, I am available. I also perform at parties. Time to take my new super power out on the road.
From Busan with Giant Drops of Love,
Jenna
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