Things I like Thursdays Jul 16

Greetings!

Where do I start? 115 degrees again today, Corona virus numbers in our area are way worse and I had a UTI for fun.

However, the antibiotics worked , I have a great air conditioner, lots of craft supplies and everyone is still healthy. And, I’m eating vanilla ice cream which is my favorite food. 

Guess that’s a win for today.

I also have some other likes to share with you;

1.  My new Handy Opener.  I saw it on tv but purchased it on Amazon.

 My thumbs don’t work or are very painful so I have trouble opening many items. Your hand goes around the bottom grips and you line up the metal clips to open seals on jars, applesauce or pudding cups, Coffee Creamer seals, etc.It has helped me so much.  It also works to open sealed bags.  Many times I have to cut off the sealed part of the bag and use a clip to close it.  The opener is very inexpensive. Like $9.
It’s called Totoone 6 in 1 multi opener on Amazon.

2.  Thomas helping with chores

The second one is helping Gramma water her plants.  The first photo is him feeling very proud for helping mom shred junk mail in the shredder(very carefully).
He is just now starting to help around the house.  Contrary to most teenagers. LOL. We all work to get him to be more independent but it takes time in a wheelchair and one working arm/hand.  He has 5 therapists that help him (now online due to the corona virus) with his needs Yes, we are very fortunate.

3. My “purple and orange” painting

I usually wouldn’t put these colors together but I kinda  like it .  The tutorial is from.Ellen Crimi.

4.  Artichoke Potato  soup.  Ok, wasn’t expecting that, were you?

I had a can of artichoke hearts in thee pantry over a year  and 2 large potatoes in the fridge taking up room, so I looked online and sure enough there was a recipe for soup in  the crock pot.  Very easy.  Just chop everything small, added dehydrated onions, 4 c chicken broth,  lots of black pepper and 3 bay leaves.  Also added some turmeric for kick ( and joint pain).  Cooked in slow cooker on low for 8 hours then splurged through the blender.  Returned it all to the slow cooker, added a little milk (no cream on hand). And voila!  Supper.  Really different and good.  I made too much so I sent some to the freezer:

I was so happy to use things up and make something different.  I tweaked the recipe to my liking.

Now if I only had some fresh French bread.  MMMM

5.  An easy Christmas craft.  In the summer, my daughter and I like to pick a Christmas craft to make when we are lazy due to the heat.  Here’s what I found for this year on Facebook:

It’s so cute!! An old picture frame, 3 ornaments, 2 ribbons.  I think I would like a series of 3 on the hallway wall.  What do you think?

 6. This ancient painter’s palette from Egypt

This was also on Facebook from Bored Panda Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. VERY cool.

Check out the turquoise paint still there.  

Ok peeps, I’m tired and need to go to bed.  This was a fun post- hope you enjoyed it.  Please join us at Lee Anna’s for more likes: Not Afraid of Color.  Thanks for dropping by.

Stay healthy, wear a mask.

Mary