Quilting, sorting, organizing . . .

 
I made myself organize my fabric stash before letting myself get into any sewing. It has paid off in that I now have more than enough hand sewing to do and lots of inspirations running through my head. My husband figures that my favorite aspects of quilting are the idea and the last stitch.

I keep telling myself to finish everything before starting a new project but what if the idea escapes me by then? Think of the loss to the world? :-) Fortunately, holiday seasons will be here sooner than we think so I'm already planning on making quilted banners and Christmas stockings for selling and gift giving. It will get me off the quilt making . . . for awhile!

Friday NIght Pasta . . .

A favorite around here is vegetable pasta sauce. Ever since I discovered this recipe, that has been the favored stuff the family wants spooned over their plates of spaghetti. It also makes a good soup base for tomato soup. Just because this is a relatively easy recipe to throw together as it just needs to simmer on the stove, I put some bread to rise. After all, one cannot have an Italian meal without some garlic bread on the side, right?

Oh, by the way, the recipe for this sauce was posted a few months ago. It was posted April 19, 2009 under Low-Maintenance Italian Sauce. I always double the recipe so I can freeze a few containers for emergency, last-minute meals.

Television vs. psychiatry . . .

"Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it."
       -- Alfred Hitchcock

 

Besides that, the commercials now advertise just about any medication to take care of those problems in addition to a multitude of others! Sadly, there are probably a lot of people who take the commercials for gospel, want to apply them to their ailments, and convince their doctors to prescribe for them. You have to wonder how many people actually need what they want . . . but, then, that could apply to just abut anything in our lives!