how could i resist?

Photos don't do these lovely, framed needlepoints justice...

 

I found them during the last hours of a church rummage sale

in a nearby town.

They're all signed and dated (1957 & 1960).

It was stuff a bag full and pay $3!

How could I resist?

let the soups begin

After a quick inventory of my refrigerator doors and drawers,

it was obvious to me that it was Soup Time!

I boiled a few potatoes from the bottom of the bag, sliced some zucchini,

and diced some onions.  Covered them with water and boiled awhile.

I beat them with my hand beater right in the water.

Added some left over fresh corn, some tomatoes just little past slicing prime,

a handful of shredded cheddar cheese and a few pieces of bacon I'd browned in the microwave.

I had a partial can of evaporated milk so I added that to the mixture along with 

a bit of salt and pepper.

The flavors will blend as it warms on the stovetop this morning.

Then I think I'll serve it in one of these tureens from my collection--thrifted, of course.

 (Or maybe we'll just dish it up straight out of the saucepan.....)

parting is such sweet sorrow

Yes, it really is (such sweet sorrow),

but I really MUST.

The time is w-a-y past due. 

I need to begin somewhere.

 I hope to find a buyer who will get as much enjoyment from them as I have...

 After my husband removed a rope inset in this wood frame,
he sanded it and I gave it a coat of white paint.
Frames "make" a picture, I think.
So when I found this one at a garage sale on the way to a thrift store this past weekend,
I snatched it up!
With or without a picture, it will find a place SOMEwhere.