How many cooks in the kitchen?

In this case, I say we have exactly the right number. Remember that little receptacle I showed you in the last post? It's a dedicated line that I had the electricians put in way back when I had a refrigerator here. So, given the impending SawzAll and the ideas brewing in my brain about potential appliance usage in this corner, we called in Mark Schuyler to figure it all out. He's an interesting guy not only because he's a great lighting designer. He's also a Master Electrician, so we know he'll figure out how to make it legal, and safe to boot. What I didn't know was that he'd actually pull the wires through and label things and make me understand how these things work just a little better.
Here's a detail of that little corner. Paul's drilled out some holes through the existing structure so the Romex will fit in a convenient way. We went through the likely scenarios of electrical usage in this area and weighed that with the feasibility of running lines to the panel, etc. Note here the plaster and lath which exists in this house. We considered cutting it all out back here in order to simplify things and insulate the wall. With an old house, it's best to be prepared for compromise. This plaster is particularly tricky due to its brittleness. The rest of the house was a bit more predictable, but back here in the kitchen it's not too cooperative.