apron power!

Imagine me

Running in and out of thrift stores

Looking for those elusive vintage linens.

When....aha!! a little teeny tiny apron!!

OOH! How cute! I can't pass that up!

How much?

Only $1.50 ?

I'll take it!

And I know JUST who it will fit!

And would you believe it?

It turned her into a dynamo of activity!

Do aprons do that for you?

There was shopping to do!


"Oh, do we need a clean up on aisle 2?"


"Here's your change."

Then she wanted to get creative.

Do aprons do that for you??

This picture was lovingly painted.

So careful with that brush.

" How do I look?"

We think you look just right!!

Her Mom's been busy too!

Jennifer's bag....without a pattern!

WooHoo!

After all that, I put on an apron wondering...
"Can I be creative and industrious too?"

It worked. ;)

I made some soup. Yum!

Amazing what donning a simple apron will do!!

Now run....do not walk...over to Jennifer Jo's.

This soup was more that wonderful!!!

The only adjustments I made were

1. no sea salt

2. I did use barley instead of wild rice.

Be prepared. It makes enough to serve an army!

Now, put on an apron and tell me....

what happens to you??

soup and sweater weather!

This fall season gives us all a chance to be creative.....

Don't you think?

We aren't cleaning because the kids are in school.

We aren't cooking because the crockpot does all the work.

Does this sound like a dream?

Yes, I suppose it does.

I made this simple soup yesterday and it was a big hit.

These are my ingredients.

Of course, those vegetables were chopped up a bit. :)

I poured it all in here and turned it on!

It cooked all afternoon and by dinner it was nice and smooth.

I also added a bunch of these spices.

I LOVE Mrs. Dash seasonings.

We try not to use salt at our house and these have saved my

"cooking" life.

I especially like to add a little of that Curry in this soup.

It gives it a punch!

I do not measure spices. I just sprinkle it on.

Since there's no salt...it sure won't be too salty. :)

Before serving...add a little milk.

YUM!



While that is cooking...SEW!
Here is a fun project I worked on today.
It took NO TIME at all to change this
BLAH sweater into this..



Sweater.

I Love doing this kind of thing.
I found the sweater at the thrift store.
It is SOOO soft....but those sleeves were way too long.

I cut 'em off!
Trimmed them with some of my left over binding.



Added a little piece of fabric and buttons at the top.

I like it!


And those sleeves are now the right size for me.
I don't like long sleeves and these are now perfect.

I'm so glad some of my favorite binding matched my
NEW SWEATER!