Made some more water color paintings on fabric today. This is such a cool technique where the paint is colored on, then wetted to act like normal water colors. Because there is an ink medium in the paint, it will be permanent on the fabric once it is dried. I can not wait to see what they look like once they are quilted.

I'm going to start adding some of my recipes to this blog. I don't usually document what I cook, but that makes it pretty hard when it comes to making things again. 

Today's soup: 4 mushrooms, 4 carrots, 4 stalks of celery, 1 zucchini: all diced. 8 cups of water. A handful* each of oregano, sage and thyme: crumbled. Place all of the above in a large pot. Simmer or boil until vegetables are soft. Immersion blend until vegetables are in smaller pieces. Add in 1/2 cup instant mashed potatoes to thicken. 8 servings of approx 50 calories each. It was definitely tasty. Next time I'll probably toss in some shrimp at the end too. (*Note: I'm using whole dried herbs from my garden, its probably about 2-3 Tbsp each of dried ground seasoning.)

Speaking of gardens... Delivery! 14,800 seeds arrived last night! It may be snowy and white outside, but spring is on my mind. Garden planning is in full swing! 

Another winter storm is rolling through tonight with a few inches of snow expected by morning.

Colorful bird. Watercolor on cotton.

Cliff Swallow. Watercolor on cotton.

Soup of the Day.

 

Snowy raised beds.