Day 24 - A Chinese Proverb
"If you have but two loaves of bread,
sell one and buy flowers."
--Chinese Proverb
Then set the table,
light a candle,
turn on some music,
and enjoy what you have!
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Butter Bean Soup
Happy New Year! We are off to a cold start! It's so cold that the Governor cancelled school for the entire state! That never happens. Up here in Minnesota, when it gets cold, we just pull up our snow pants and pull down our hats. In the South, they say it's not the heat, it's the humidity. Up North, we say it's not the cold, it's the wind. Windchill temperatures (what it actually feels like), are said to be -40 to -50 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the coldest it's been since 1996 - just shortly before we moved to Atlanta. Hmmmm…… it's all coming back to me now. Nevertheless, my 16-year old says it's a great way to start second semester! When it's cold outside, there is nothing I love more than making soup. Soup is the perfect excuse to stand over a hot stove on a cold day. You can hold soup in a coffee mug and let it warm your hands. You can sip soup in the same mug and let it warm you from the inside out. There's a reason for
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