JUST SIMPLE SOMETHINGS

Winter Ice Fest

We recently enjoyed the Franklin, Pennsylvania Ice Fest.

A 12 foot Ice castle...

American Eagle

Cardinal and mallard...

How about a sliding board made from ice?

Or you could stand behind these ice angels and have your photo taken!

Or sit in this ice chair...

It was bitterly cold but well worth it!!

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Snow Scenes

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Seeing Red

Red barn - Washington County, Pennsylvania

Covered Bridge - Mingo Park - Washington County, Pennsylvania

Prince of Wales Hotel - Niagara on the Lake, Canada

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Why is it called wedding soup?
Well, I googled it and found two answers...One, because it is always served at weddings. That could be true in southwestern Pennsylvania because I've had it at several weddings. It's a real favorite around here. Two, because it refers to the meat and the greens in the soup making a good pairing for each other. This answer seems more likely. This recipe is easy and made in the slow cooker or crock pot. Pre-made meatballs are a great help.

Crockpot Wedding Soup
serves 8

12 to 16 meatballs ( I used Aldi's brand of pre-made meatballs)
6 cups low sodium chicken broth
1 cup cooked chicken, chopped
1/2 cups carrot, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
2 ounces frozen, chopped spinach, defrosted
garlic, to taste
pepper, to taste
*added the last hour - 1/2 cup pastina pasta (tiny pasta)
**to serve, add grated parmesan cheese

cook on low 4-6 hours

Pair it with some crusty bread and enjoy!!

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Winterscape

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Dollar Frame Creation

Some time ago, I bought this frame at Salvation Army. SA is my go-to place to find discarded items that I can breathe new life into. The frame had never been used and only cost me one measly dollar....just one dollar!

I removed the back, glass, mat and the word "home".

There was a thin sheet of styrofoam under the mat just to raise it up a bit, which I liked.

I found a sheet of flowered scrapbook paper and glued it on to a piece of cardboard under the styrofoam. I printed out the verse on my computer then cut it out, using a rectangle die... but you could just cut it out with scissors too. I cut a slightly larger rectangle out of gold metallic cardstock, glued the verse and cardstock together and added some foam dots to the back to get a raised effect.