Today I am celebrating - I am making Bottom-of-the-Fridge soup. After more snow and blockages yesterday, there is now a thaw and it will be possible to get out this afternoon, so all the vegetables I have been providentially reserving against longer confinement, can now be popped into a big soup pot. Richard says he prefers my cooking when we are in make-do situations - and the truth is that I love the challenge of making something from whatever remains. Although as time has gone on, a bizarre imbalance in the pantry has become manifest. Yesterday we had one egg left, but nearly a whole bottle of pickled lemons. We were out of jam, but had plenty of Harissa...mmm...not sure about Harissa on toast, somehow. But, the message is clear, simple living is enjoyable. And simple gifts are treasured. Rosemary has created this lovely Quaker design as a gift to all stitchers - it is the fruit of her hands for us to share. Click here for your free download of Rosemary's design. Thank you, Rose. In the spirit of living simply so that others may simply live, perhaps you would consider a donation to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal through a relief agency in your country.
Friday, 15 January 2010
Simple Gifts - a Free Download from Rosemary
Today I am celebrating - I am making Bottom-of-the-Fridge soup. After more snow and blockages yesterday, there is now a thaw and it will be possible to get out this afternoon, so all the vegetables I have been providentially reserving against longer confinement, can now be popped into a big soup pot. Richard says he prefers my cooking when we are in make-do situations - and the truth is that I love the challenge of making something from whatever remains. Although as time has gone on, a bizarre imbalance in the pantry has become manifest. Yesterday we had one egg left, but nearly a whole bottle of pickled lemons. We were out of jam, but had plenty of Harissa...mmm...not sure about Harissa on toast, somehow. But, the message is clear, simple living is enjoyable. And simple gifts are treasured. Rosemary has created this lovely Quaker design as a gift to all stitchers - it is the fruit of her hands for us to share. Click here for your free download of Rosemary's design. Thank you, Rose. In the spirit of living simply so that others may simply live, perhaps you would consider a donation to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal through a relief agency in your country.
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Thank you for this beautiful piece and a donation will be the least we can do...Peace, Faye
ReplyDeleteGrazie per questo sampler, è bellissimo, sicuramente lo farò!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for der wonderful gift!!
ReplyDeleteIt is very beatiful!!
greetings Ricki
Thank you for the beautiful design, I shall enjoy stitching it. A doom sayer at work said "Stock up your cupboards 'cos theres more bad weather on the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" My response was oh goodness lets get rid of the present lot! but if more snow does come I'll have time for stitching:-) Jane
ReplyDeleteSoup is my absolute favourite dish to make! I'm having a little giggle about the harissa!
ReplyDeleteThe reports from Haiti are making me so sad, my daughter was there in the 90s on a mission trip and love the people she worked with.
Very pretty. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this beautiful gift.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Rosemary, for this beautiful design - this song is one of the favourites with my Quaker singing group in Edinburgh so I'll probably be singing it as I stitch.
ReplyDeleteI made bottom-of-the-fridge soup today too and it was lovely!
Thank you so much Rosemary. This is just beautiful. I am such a fan of this blog now. I try to find time to come visit every day now to see what's new. Hugs
ReplyDeleteThanks! This is my favorite Shaker hymn, written by Elder Henry Brackett at the Alfred, Maine Shaker community. It is still sung by the Shakers in the Sabbathday Lake Community (also Maine).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder to donate. $100 is on its way. Bless you.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jacqualine and Rosemary what a gift to wake up to,
ReplyDeleteDid every one see the little girl being taken out of the rubble what a gift for her family.
Her mum and dad lost. There for the grace of god go we.
I have never heard about bottom of the fridge soup. perhpas we may say freezer soup.
ReplyDeleteHere in aus we freeze a lot of our vegetables
we have an acre , 15 fruit trees.
The potatoes are ready have frozen peaches plums raspberries and strawberries
cauliflower so far. when winter comes we have all these wonderful things to work with.
also dried onion and garlic and herbs.
Are we in the developed world fortunate the problem is we dont know our fortunate we are.
Thank you all for your thoughtful contributions of history, humour, kindness and talents. I love visiting here every day, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the kind words, and especially for your generous donations to the victims of the Haitian eathquake. We are all blessed by the inspiration Jacqueline generously makes available to us through this website, aren't we? I love the way Needleprint reaches around the world to bring us together! What a joy to get to know you all, and in a small way contribute to this wonderful place.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosemary for this lovely pattern. I stitch one sampler each year and have done so for the last 40 years. This will be my sampler for 2010.
ReplyDeleteIt is very beatiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful gift!!
A beautiful sampler, a wise and inspiring verse, many thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for Simple Gifts. This is one of my very favorite verses! I just love the sampler and can't wait to start on it!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much! We call it "garbage soup". lol
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