The trees across the road seemed to have changed even more over night. I really need to get out and take pictures.
We are at the halfway point of the month...how are you doing with this month's challenge? Have you been collecting memories? When my son leaves in the morning, even when it's still dark out, I always go outside and sweep the entrance steps because leaves and other debris accumulate over night. Three days ago my simple memory was that when I went out to sweep the steps it smelled and felt like fall...cool, almost cold, leaves rustling and someone had burned wood to chase the coolness away. A very simple memory, but one that reminded me of past falls and the anticipation of future fall activities.
And to keep track of those memories, I did make a quick, short notebook out of one piece of decorative, heavy paper, some plain paper, a bit of glue, a stapler, decorative tape and a velcro craft dot. Of course, you can use any paper like a folder or even light weight cardboard, decorated with magazine pictures, etc.
I simply doubled the page for added sturdiness gluing together, then folded in half lengthwise. On the inside, I added a pocket on the left and a notebook with several pieces cut to size, stapled at the top, covering the staples with decorative tape and glued to the right side. I added a closure by cutting a strip of decorative paper gluing part of it on the back and adding a velcro craft dot on the front to fasten...
And here it is closed...
It took about a half hour to put together and now I have a place to write down brief descriptions of a simple memory!
I made chicken soup yesterday using some of the chicken from Sunday's meal. After thinly slicing three carrots, two stalks of celery and one large onion, I slowly sauted them in two tablespoons of olive oil until almost soft. I added four medium potatoes cut into small pieces about 1/2 inch square along with four cups of water to which I added four teaspoons of a no salt chicken bouillon. Again cooking slowly. When the potatoes were fork tender I added 1/2 bag of frozen corn and two cups of chicken pieces and continued cooking until everything was hot. I seasoned with a bit of salt, pepper, thyme and dill. It tasted wonderful, was very easy to make and used up leftovers in a way that didn't scream leftovers. And, after all, it is really becoming 'soup time', isn't it!
That's all for now...have an amazing day...
Talk with you tomorrow...