I'm enjoying a new craft this month--I've been making soap. I have always wanted to make it the old fashioned way, with lye and fat and goat's milk, but that's not happening any time soon...so I went the shortcut route. I purchased soap base, melted it and am having a wonderful time adding things from my garden to make unique and sweet-smelling creations!
So far the two types that are my most favorite are the sage and the milk & honey soaps. Sage smells wonderful and is a lovely green color. The milk& honey is a pretty opaque cream w/ darker brown flecks.
I am also digging out some old fabric that has been in my closet for ages and making cute bird ornaments for package tie-ons. It's a great way to keep my hands busy in the evenings now that it gets dark so soon.
Supper is homemade soup tonight--getting ready for the cooler weather. A quick and tasty addition to soup is fried tortilla strips: Cut flour tortillas into strips w/ kitchen shears. Heat an inch of oil in a pot and drop in and fry until golden. Drain on a paper towel. They taste better than french fries to me, dress up even plain old tomato soup and no one will ever guess how easy they are to make!
