Simmering Soup
I knew I could do it. I got the soup started in the early evening and then went out to buy mixed vegetables and mixed dried beans to add to it and let it simmer all through the evening. I chopped onion and celery and carrot. Tomorrow morning I'll heat it up and add the mixed vegetables.
I often hate to leave the house in the evening but usually once I'm out, I find enjoyment after all. It was kind of fun to wander up and down the aisles of the market nearest us. Once I was there, I wasn't in such a hurry to get back home.
Today I loved:
- Doing research on African violets
- Working on the house plants, especially the violets
- Having family here for breakfast
- Seeing the progress on the work on the siding of the house
- Seeing the many birds and the grinny at the critter food by the kitchen window
- My hamburger tonight for supper, --on Brown Berry bread, and with onion (of course)
- Working with the digital camera and downloading the pictures
- Saying Happy Birthday to my grandson and hearing about his joy in receiving his gifts and his birthday cake
- Hugs
- Having the soup simmering in the kitchen all evening
And more, I'm sure. Lots and lots of little things were good today.
Good-night.
Submitted by
NJ
at 9/26/2004 2:38:27 PM- Thanks, Leslie. There are so many pleasant little things that make up the every day. It makes us rich when we pay attention and enjoy them.
Submitted by
Lorraine
at 9/26/2004 9:27:17 PM- One of my favorite things to make is homemade soup. It's easy to make, economical and delicious!
Submitted by
NJ
at 9/27/2004 6:53:04 AM- I didn't use to like soup when I was younger, but now that I'm mature, I like it a lot. The hardest part of making soup, for me, is picking the bones if I do that. It takes a little time to chop vegetables, but it's not an unpleasant task.
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All those joys add up to a really great day. You have such a nice way of finding pleasure in things some take for granted.