Old Friends

I walked up State street to the market of a morning and stumbled upon this quaint and chippy old table. An old friend was having a yard sale and I stopped to have a little chat. I’ve been looking for a desk for some time now and this is the perfect fit. I made a delicious vegan butternut squash soup over the weekend. I roasted a butternut and an acorn squash with a sweet onion, 2 garlic cloves, a couple of sliced, peeled apples, olive oil, salt, and some fresh herbs from my garden. -I happened to have an acorn squash otherwise you could use 2 butternut. I used rosemary and thyme. You could add pepper...I don’t like it. - When it was all nice and soft I put it into the food processor and then into a soup pot with a big box (or can) of vegetable broth and a bit more salt. Oh...and I added some ground ginger. When my children were younger I hosted a neighborhood pumpkin carving party every year. Everyone would bring a pumpkin and I would make a chili and a lentil soup with fresh brea