Mixed Media Art of Heather Saulsbury Cities, Motorcycles, Oceans

Here is a video I created when I first fell in love with mixed media.

Autumn Soup by Creatively Happy ~Gluten and Sugar Free

We love this time of year in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and we love a great soup on a chilly autumn day.  We also like to use lots of the items we have harvested from our own garden and the garden of friends and neighbors.  Here is the recipe we created using lots of fall harvest vegetables and fruit.  It is a favorite with everyone in our family

Autumn Soup

Ingredients:

1 Sugar Pumpkin

1 Delicata Squash

3 Asian Pears 

1 Red Delicious Apple

All of those will need to be peeled and cut in 1" chunks

4 Cups Chicken Broth

2 Cups Water

1/2 White Onion Diced

1 Tsp of minced Garlic

2 Tablespoons Butter

Those will all be sauteed together before putting in soup

1 Tsp Crazy Salt

1 Tsp Braggs Spice

1 Tsp Rock Salt

Put all ingredients in a large pot and cook until all ingredients are soft (about 1/2 hour on medium heat) I then blend it all into a puree.  I use my blender but you could use an immersion blender too.

This recipe can be sweetened with honey if necessary or sometimes we add cinnamon or nutmeg.  Also the pears and apples can be substituted for whatever you have growing.  This recipe can be made vegan by substituting vegetable stock for the chicken stock too.  This is such an easy soup and delicious.  I hope you enjoy it.

Creatively Happy Podcast Episode 2 ~ Gluten Free Cornbread, The best Fall Soup

Creatively Happy Podcast Episode 2 ~ Gluten Free Cornbread, The best Fall Soup and Good Lighting During an Outdoor Photo Shoot.| Creatively Happy

My fall planting arrived from Brecks today

http://www.brecks.com/product/Sarah-Bernhardt

This is one of the peonies we just planted on the property which should look beautiful in the late spring next year.  This one is supposed to bloom twice for a longer growing season.

Delicious Gluten and Sugar Free Cornbread Recipe from Gluten Free Mama

Gluten Free Cornbread from Gluten Free Mama
I am a really big fan of Gluten Free Mama and got this recipe in my newsletter.  The only variation I made was to substitute coconut sugar for granulated sugar.  This is a delicious Cornbread recipe that easy and quick.  Everyone in the family enjoyed and didn't seem to notice it was gluten and sugar free.

Creatively Happy Podcast Episode !

Creatively Happy

Our First Ever, straight from the Studio Podcast about our life of being creative on our 11 acre hobby farm in the Pacific Northwest

Beautiful Head Wreath for a Photo Shoot

I just love how head wreaths look in photo shoot and I wanted to try one myself.  So I went to the local craft store and found some beautiful flowers on sale and decided to try my own.  I took a long piece of leftover burlap and folded it in half and then sewed on all the flowers and leaves.  I then sewed on long thin straps of leather so I could tie the wreath on.  Here is the first photo shoot I tried with the head wreath and I love it.  I will plan on making more.  Perhaps poinsettias on the next one for the holidays.