Thursday Challenge: Youth
Thursday Challenge theme this week is “YOUTH” (Young, Energetic, Optimistic, Children, Baby, Education,…).
Leora
Soup Beautiful Soup
- Mushroom Barley Soup
- Shiitake Mushroom Soup
- Turmeric Soup
- Farmer’s Market Soup
- Lentil Soup
- Minestrone Soup
Soups from Some of My Favorite Bloggers
- Ilana-Davita: Hearty Soup
- Ilana-Davita: Hokkaido Pumpkin Soup
- Imabima: Squash Mushroom Soup (I suggest using olive oil instead of margarine, for health reasons)
- Mimi: Vegetable Stock (pareve) and Potato Leek (dairy)
- Mrs. S.: Potato Soup
- Shimshonit: Split Pea Soup
- Batya: Easy, One-Pot Vegetable Soup
- Abbi: Cauliflower and Mushroom Bisque
- Rivster: Pea, Leek and Broccoli Soup
Macrobiotic Soups
- Meg: Simple Cannellini Bean Soup
- Meg: Miso Soup
- Carol: Creamy Beet Soup
- Carol: Minestrone Soup
Fish and Poultry Soups
In this fish and chicken soup category are my children’s favorite, my chicken soup, and my own favorite, Mimi’s Fish Soup:
- Mimi: Fish Soup for Winter Dinners
- Mimi: Turkey Stock
- Leora: Chicken Soup
I believe soup is one of the healthiest foods one can eat. And it is yummy, too!
As Lewis Carroll wrote:
Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!Beau–ootiful Soo-oop! Beau–ootiful Soo-oop! Soo–oop of the e–e–evening,
Beautiful, beautiful Soup!Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish,
Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two
Pennyworth only of Beautiful Soup?
Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup?Beau–ootiful Soo-oop! Beau–ootiful Soo-oop! Soo–oop of the e–e–evening,
Beautiful, beauti–FUL SOUP!— Lewis Carroll
According to this article, that poem was a parody of a poem called “Star of the Evening.” More of Lewis Carroll’s funny poetry on this page.
Red Train of Allaire
We will really have to go somewhere else in New Jersey soon, because I keep showing you images from our wonderful trip to Allaire State Park (if you click on that link, you’ll see all my posts on Allaire). There is a fun train ride called the Pine Creek Railroad at Allaire, and I had fun using the Live Trace tool in Illustrator to come up with the above image. I used Photoshop to get the train conductor’s face to look not posterized, by putting the photo under the Live Trace image and erasing the Live Trace layer on his face.
Another version: this one shows more color and detail, especially of the foliage behind the train.
And here’s the caboose at the train’s end, turning the corner.
Soup Illustration
“If I put something
in the water,
I can make Birthday Soup.
All my friends like soup.”
in the water,
I can make Birthday Soup.
All my friends like soup.”
– Quote from Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
– Illustration by me, inspired by Maurice Sendak
– Illustration by me, inspired by Maurice Sendak
I did this illustration (ink and watercolor on paper) for an upcoming soup post (thanks to everyone who shared a post of a soup recipe – soup post is planned for Wednesday), and later this month I plan to do a post on book illustrators.
Do you have a favorite illustrated book or illustrator? Please leave the name in the comments. Thanks!
Today’s Flowers: Marigold Studies
The happiest flowers in my garden in this cool autumn are the marigolds. We also have mums, white alyssum, snapdragons, rudbeckia and a solitary pink rose. The last of the summer impatiens died this past week.
I saw a neighbor had red and pink carnations that were still showing color.
If you take the dried up marigold buds, open them to reveal the seeds, then sprinkle them in your yard, next spring you will have a renewed treat.
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See and Tell
What do you see in my daughter’s drawing? I can only guess myself. I will consult with her by Monday to find out what she was trying to depict. Have fun with this.
Reflections in Pond at Allaire Historical Village
For more weekend reflections hosted by James of Newtown Daily Photo, visit:
Review with Carpenter Sign
On My Blog
Elsewhere in the Blogosphere
- Mother in Israel talks about L**E (and no, that is not the end of a Beatles song as in “All You Need is …”)
- How to Make a Sourdough Starter is featured on Cooking Manager. If/when I do this, I will take photos…
- Mimi has been doodling around with sourdough.
- Ilana-Davita talks about attempts at going greener.
- Mrs. S. thanks the nursery school teachers. For teaching kids about white wagtails. And a little more.
- There was an NYC Blogger Meet this past week. I wonder how it went…
- On my Tech Blog, I’m talking about Research via Twitter: hashtags and email marketing services.
I am planning to do another one of those “What Do You See” posts this weekend. And I may participate in the Weekend Reflections meme.
Live Trace: Tomatoes at Market
I decided to play a bit with the Live Trace tool in Illustrator and came up with this version of one of my photos of the Highland Park Farmer’s Market. I want an illustration for my upcoming soup post, though this one won’t be it. But the tool has potential for other projects.
For more on the Live Trace tool, see this Illustrator tutorial.
Allaire Workshop in Sepia
The sign at bottom reads:
“Ten Digits When We Start Ten Digits When We Depart”
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