weekend slipping away

I can't believe how this weekend is slipping right by me! I made some progress on an ArtFest project yesterday but it took a long time. I think everything is dry now so I can at least stack 'em up and move on to something else. I also finished a gift that now needs to be wrapped and packaged for shipping.

I still have a couple of gifts to make in preparation for next weekend's trip to Oregon. Neither of them are started except in my mind. However, I have cleared out some correspondence that has been bugging me so this is a good thing. Lots to do including laundry. Oh, joy!

I recently heard a couple of songs that I really like and wanted to share with you. I tried to buy the cd but found out it won't be available* in the US until mid-March. Dang! I'll have to make do with these two pieces for now. The artist is an Israeli woman named Yael Naim.

The first one you may have heard on a tv ad. Apple is using it for one of their new products. I like it anyway. It is called New Soul.




The lyrics of the second one really resonate with me. Especially these two:

"How can you stay outside?
There's a beautiful mess inside."

The song is called Far Far.




Listen to the clips and let me know what you think.

*It appears to be available now on iTunes but sometimes I just want the physical cd. I like iTunes more for when I just want one or two songs from a cd.

I'm off to tackle my list of "to do's". It will be good to keep myself busy, too. I am looking forward to hearing from Rob tonight. He's been away in Seattle for the follow up course to the one he took last month. I'm eager to hear how it's gone for him...

and the soup's good, too!

I was given this delightful little pot by my friend, Robyn. She saw how I coveted hers when I visited her last fall. I have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it. Tonight was the night. It was time to reheat some soup. See the handy pour spout and comfortable handle? How perfect is that? So thank you dear Robyn for putting a little delight in my evening.

Say, the soup recipe is really good and easy, too. Wanna try?

Chip & Salsa Soup
Servings: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes

3 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 15 oz can of black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 1/4 cup fresh salsa, mild or medium
1 T canned diced green chiles
1 cup corn kernels
2 cups tortilla chips broken into bite sized pieces
1 cup avocado chunks

Place the broth, beans, salsa, corn, green onions and chiles in a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes to blend flavors.

Place 1/2 cup chips and 1/4 cup avocado in each of four bowls. Ladle the soup over the avocado and chips. Serve at once.