Dear 9 faithful followers....
Forgive me for not communicating sooner. Our life down here in paradise can get pretty busy. I did promise you the "Endless Soup" recipe, so will try to remember how I made it. Actually, it was a soup that I just made up one day when we had no canned soup. I threw together a can of black beans and a can of stewed tomatoes, some vegetable broth, garlic, and cumin. I topped it with some nice garlic butter croutons. The next day it needed something else, so I threw in some more tomatoes, more broth and some cilantro. By the third day, we needed some change so I put in a can of creamed corn and more black beans, cilantro, a small can of chopped green peppers and topped the soup with some corn chips. We had another day of the soup and I added a very ripe avocado, cilantro, and grated cheese over all. I know I have forgotten something, but just be adventuresome and do your own thing. Canned store soup is too expensive!
Before I show you an adorable photo (maybe a video if I can figure how to do it) of our Bella, plus a photo of some gourds (I painted in the eyes) that we bought at our church's Pumpkin patch, and a picture of our court yard. That's all, truly!
The next news I have for you, is that I am now a mentor for a young lady from Venice High School. I am working with a program originated with Big Brothers Big Sisters. The program is called "Decisions To Win" and it is to help young people graduate from high school. The students who choose to enter the program know that the way they are going there is no chance they will graduate. The Decisions To Win has a 98% success rate. So, I am pared up with Taylor who is a delightful young lady and we are committing to meet once a week for 16 weeks. I pray that God will guide me to be the right kind of encouragement to Taylor, and she will realize how unique she is.
Now I am going to try to send you a few photos of things that have blessed us.
Thank you for reading my ramblings. Keep in touch and God Bless you all.....Lee & Nancy