let there be light ........or maybe not

 

One of my favourite Vinnie's had this light fitting in their shop.

It sat there winking at me every time I went in there .

Unfortunately I don't have a light that this will fit on.

 

It continued to taunt me for weeks until I brought it home.

 

I turned it upside and poured a few buttons in.

 

I kept pouring....

 

I poured some more....

 

lucky I have so many buttons .

so far

 

The weather has been a little cooler

and at night I like to crochet.

 

So far I have covered two coat hangers

 

made a snuggly warm cowl

 

 

started a bright , fun scarf

 

gotten quite a bit of ripple done

 

and begun to join some squares .

 

Not bad for a hooker .

I only cook because they have to eat

 

The weather is just starting to get cool here .

We have the fire going and we will start having lots of

soups and stews , yummy !

One of our favourites here is (believe it or not) lentil soup .

I know it doesn't sound all that much but with some

fresh baked bread it is a great meal .

 

This recipe serves 4 easily .

 

1 tin brown or red lentils rinsed and drained .

1 tin crushed tomatoes (mash them up more)

capsicum , onion , garlic , cumin, vegetable stock.

 

Heat some oil in your soup pan and gently fry the finely chopped

onion and capsicum . Add a heap of minced garlic and a tspn of cumin.

 

Add the tomatoes , lentils and vegetable stock.  

Bring to the boil and then let it simmer at least 20 mins

but the longer you leave it the better .

An hour or more is fantastic.

 

This batch I made I also threw in some mushrooms and

a zucchini that would have been wasted.

 

The cumin helps the lentils digest and not repeat on you.

I love cumin so I add more but if you don't like it leave it out .

You can replace the cumin with curry if you like.

 

For those that think they are being tortured having no meat

I cook up some finely chopped bacon and they just sprinkle

how much they need on top.

 

I really hope you like this soup I love it .

 

Anyway I have some stitching to get done for the

Umbrella Prints Trimming Competition

so I'd better get to it .

 

See you soon xxx

 

 

 

and so it goes on

 

I first blathered on about attempting string piecing in January 2010.

Not to be put off I blathered again that month about the same thing .

Being very persistent I bored you again here . 

 

 

Here we are in May 2013 and I am putting the blocks together .

No square is square.

No block is the same size.

I am still not a quilter .

 

 

Heart Week

Did you know that this week 5th - 11th is Heart Week ?
Did you also know that heart disease kills four time more women than breast cancer?
Heart disease is the number one killer of Australian women .

                                                                         Number one !

 

In case you are wondering this is not a sponsored post.

Heart disease is something that has affected me my whole life.

When I was very young my father died at age 50 of heart disease.

It was a battle he fought for most of his life.

When he died he left behind a wife and eight young children.

image from here

 

Over the years various family members have had problems

regarding their hearts .

This might explain why I am so fiercely passionate about

the Heart Foundation and all the good work they do .

image from here

 

Do you know the warning signs of a heart attack ?

Would you like some information on heart health ?

 

I am not a doctor .

I have absolutely no connection to The Heart Foundation .

In fact I am probably not even a good role model

as I only gave up smoking last year (on the anniversary of my fathers death)

after many years of abusing my health .

But if I can get a couple of extra people to donate to ,

share or even have a look at The Heart Foundation website

I will be a very happy girl .......

image from here

 

......and happiness is very good for your heart .