The Sunday Soup

Chopping up what's left in the fridge.

Every Sunday, if you were to stop by my home, you would likely find a chicken carcass simmering away on the stove with a few potatoes, carrots and onions.  I leave it there on low for a few hours to make the worlds best broth. 

Some celery, carrots, green beans and peppers,

My husband Ian likes to take a chicken sandwich for lunch and a bowl of soup.  I think I have been making soup every Sunday since – forever. 

This will simmer away for hours

There is no recipe for chicken soup.  Or should I call it ‘clean out the fridge’ soup?    Typically, the soup is a mix of the veggies in the fridge, any left over pasta or rice.  I mix it up, put it in my crock pot and leave it to work its magic.

Ian rarely gets sick and I am sure that a weekly serving of homemade slow simmered soup is just what the doctor ordered.

Do you make soup?

Live High,

Heather

Spring Purses

I have taken a few months off from the blog.  I haven’t been too crafty since breaking my tailbone on New Year’s Eve.  Readers of this blog know that there is not a good story to go with that little accident.  I have a brand new pair of glasses to make sure I don’t fall again….


I have been wearing glasses for almost 30 years, just now they include ahem, bifocals....

Recently, I was cleaning out my sewing and crafting space and I came across a number of WIPs (Works in Progress).  I have a few crafts to complete – a poster with some Jason Mraz lyrics, and some Easter decorations.  I have too much crocheting to complete – there is a wrap for me, a blanket for my good friend who just had a baby (maybe I will complete it before her son turns a year!!) and a blanket for my niece.  That blanket needs at least 18 roses on it and they are going to take a while.

On the sewing pile, there are the two black to grey ribbon skirts, a ruffle blanket, curtains for my living room and two spring purses.  The purses were embarrassing, they are almost done and I can’t remember why I did not finish them.

When catching up on projects, it’s so satisfying to have some easy wins so the purses where the first things I completed. 



Here is a close up of the fabric.  So pretty.

This blue purse is a from a pattern found on the pattern pile website and I can't seem to locate the link.  The purse was almost done, it needed a good iron, installation of the snaps and to sew the lining in.  I think it took me an hour. 

The second purse was something I just made up, my own design.  As someone who admits to reading a lot of blogs, I am sure I just made this pattern up from some purse I had seen on any number of blogs.

It has wooden handles and a floral lining.  I think the outer part of this purse is boring and I may add some fabric flowers to brighten it up.  Its spring so why not have some fun!


A nice purse to go with bright summer clothes.



This is the inside of the beige purse

I guess next up will be the ribbon skirts, or maybe a summer dress or that red wool skirt…..sigh.

Let me know if you like the purses.

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Heather