Free lunch and simple curtain projects

We've had a bit of snow in our neck of the woods, not the pretty fluffy type, but the wet gloppy sort that gets mucky in no time. None the less, I love the snow, and I'll take what I can get. I really need a nicer camera, but until then, I'll have to put up with my little cheap-o one.

Here's a peek out my kitchen window at our sleeping garden. In the background is the ugly cinder-block compost bin. An eye-sore, but puts out some nice compost! In the foreground, bottom right is a bird feeder made out of a recycled gallon milk jug. Not real pretty either, but the birds love them. We cut small holes in some for the little birds and to keep the big aggressive ones out so they can eat in peace. We also have some for the bigger birds, so not to be prejudice ;o)

 

 

This weekend I finished up a pair of sweet curtains for my kitchen window. They are simple valances to let lots of sunshine in. I am not much on heavy, dramatic curtains because I can't stand the closed in feeling they give. My husband says he feels like we live in a fishbowl. I guess it keeps us behaving ourselves so as not to give the neighbors something to talk about! I tried to get a close up of the lovely paisley print, but it turned out to be too blurry.

 

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Every one loves a free lunch! I save tidbits of leftover veggies & beans to concoct a delicious mystery meal and in today's case it was lentil vegetable soup with a dollop of nutritional yeast cheese and a bit of salad. I had some whole grain crackers, but they didn't make it into the picture. The hardest food for me to give up being vegan is dairy, and the cheesy flavor of nutritional yeast has really helped me. It's a bit of a bite at $12 a pound, but it's a huge bag and lasts a *long* time. Definitely much cheaper than dairy cheese.

So this is a bit of my day... happy one to you!