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Soup weather
Nov. 13th, 2023 02:44 pmIt's sunny and the temperature's above freezing, but the wind is wicked out there. The ground's clear, and the sun is out, I'll take it.
I need to get back into the habit of making weekend soup to clean out the fridge, use things up out of the freezer, and have easy lunches.
So. Today's soup. Leeks, celery, a tiny of bit of ham, and potato from the freezer. Carrots and onion from the bottom of the crisper drawer. I had a chunk of cheddar cheese that had dried out, so grated that up, and added it at the end, along with the last of a tub of feta. Lentils and half a package of onion soup mix out of the cupboard, along with a big scoop of Better Than Bouillon. Hot pepper flakes, white pepper, last summer's dried parsley, and a bit of apple cider vinegar at the end.
The construction clean up is finally done on our basement! I've spent the last three weekends moving and cleaning things, and this weekend, turned the small room we've gained at the back into a habitable space, thanks to a carpet remnant for the floor, and two large canvas drop-cloths I stapled over the unfinished walls. It probably would have sat longer, but I lucked into an old floor loom from someone at the weavers' guild, and wanted to start trying to figure out the assembly.
I also scored a folding table too, from one of the other guild members who's downsizing. Picture one of those dark brown laminate-topped tables from community centres and schools of thirty years ago. It is solid, and just what I needed for cutting paper and book cloth, and other projects that need not-insignificant surface area, and no intervention from the cats.
The loom... is large. And probably from the 50's or 60's. It's solid, big and heavy enough to weave rag rugs, has a few cracks and dings, no instructions, and is missing some bolts. I'm relatively confident I can get it working. For the low, low cost of free, I can buy a few more bolts.
I need to get back into the habit of making weekend soup to clean out the fridge, use things up out of the freezer, and have easy lunches.
So. Today's soup. Leeks, celery, a tiny of bit of ham, and potato from the freezer. Carrots and onion from the bottom of the crisper drawer. I had a chunk of cheddar cheese that had dried out, so grated that up, and added it at the end, along with the last of a tub of feta. Lentils and half a package of onion soup mix out of the cupboard, along with a big scoop of Better Than Bouillon. Hot pepper flakes, white pepper, last summer's dried parsley, and a bit of apple cider vinegar at the end.
The construction clean up is finally done on our basement! I've spent the last three weekends moving and cleaning things, and this weekend, turned the small room we've gained at the back into a habitable space, thanks to a carpet remnant for the floor, and two large canvas drop-cloths I stapled over the unfinished walls. It probably would have sat longer, but I lucked into an old floor loom from someone at the weavers' guild, and wanted to start trying to figure out the assembly.
I also scored a folding table too, from one of the other guild members who's downsizing. Picture one of those dark brown laminate-topped tables from community centres and schools of thirty years ago. It is solid, and just what I needed for cutting paper and book cloth, and other projects that need not-insignificant surface area, and no intervention from the cats.
The loom... is large. And probably from the 50's or 60's. It's solid, big and heavy enough to weave rag rugs, has a few cracks and dings, no instructions, and is missing some bolts. I'm relatively confident I can get it working. For the low, low cost of free, I can buy a few more bolts.
