Hola, Frozen Friends of the North!
This recipe is not mine, it is from Cafe Sucre Farine. It is indeed my favorite Chicken Rice soup, but today I have a bowl of left over little noodles that are going in to substitute for the rice. The recipe is HERE!
- Over the past number of years I have purchased multiple placemats, woven, some in wool fabrics, all rather colonial/prim in design. All have these warning labels, spot clean only. Well, you can spot clean and then there is SPOT clean. Rather than toss them I decided to throw them in the wash and see what happened. Guess what? They washed just fine. One set, a wool blend weave, did shed a bit but no big deal. So I laid them on every flat surface I could find, blocked them a bit and left them to dry. They didn't. So, in my new cavalier, what-the-heck-abandon, I tossed them in the dryer, on heat. Guess what? They dried beautifully. Some will need a touch of steam press to flatten the corners but Golly Gumdrops, they are clean!
- Today I am preshrinking some lovely linen fabric I got a couple months ago. It is a beautiful loose weave linen. Not sure what I will make with it, I have to see what happens after the wash. It is white, perfect for Summer weight nightwear or a floaty Summer blouse.
- I have noted lots of conversation on the Sewing/Quilting social media sites about quality scissors. I have had many functional ones but I must say the Kai's are about my favorite. Reasonably priced, they have held up well for me. These little embroidery trimmers with the slight upturned tips are sweet hearts.
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These 10 inch shears are the bomb. They have little gripper edges that hold fast when cutting slippery fabrics. 
They also hold fast on thick wools. I have been cutting little pennies again, I need good scissors for that.
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