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People always wonder what will make their house entrance look outstanding and incredible! People hire interior decorators to make their house, beautiful. It is extremely true that the first impression about us is made by any person by looking at our house. The moment we open the door, we tend to expose the interior of our house. If a person who has come to visit us is being welcomed with clutter and mess all over the house then it will definitely create a wrong impression about us, slandering our image in public. This should not happen and for this purpose, we must ensure to make our house interiors look nice and fresh.
People are often seen buying expensive things to beautify their interiors during the time of festivals like Christmas. It is not at all necessary to buy expensive interior sets or items for the beautification of the interiors of the house. A simple flowerpot or inexpensive but attractive looking curtains may also allow us to enhance the beauty of our house. Generally, the main entrance and the space following it, is the heart of our house. This is the place where people often people spend their free time chatting or watching television shows. It is extremely necessary to keep the common room of our house, clean and beautiful. There are many things that we can do to give a nice and striking look to the room. For instance, installing good-looking curtains, perfectly matching the color of the walls will give a striking look to the hall. Moreover, putting a fist tank at a strategic place in the hall can also be helpful.
We may find many techniques on the internet that would help us to have good interiors, during the joyous occasion of Christmas. The common room often has the main entrance door from where a person enters the house. A rug should ideally be kept near the door to avoid the dirt, from our feet, to enter the house further. Every common room must have a proper seating area where the chairs and sofa must be kept properly without making it difficult for a person to wander in the house. All this can help us to have a perfect loving house and can make our festival memorizing. For more information you can visit Terrys Fabrics website and/or can follow Terrys Fabrics Interior Design Blog.
Most of us take a lot of things in this life for granted: A roof over our heads, food to eat, clean water to drink, an education, medicine when we need it, a bed to sleep on, etc.
The cold hard truth is that a lot of children have no roof over their heads. They go to sleep, if they can sleep, hungry. They have no clean water to drink. They don’t get an education. They have no soft bed to lay on. they have no medicine when they need it.
Some of their bellies are bloated but not from being overstuffed with food – but rather because they have not eaten in so long. For some, to get a drink means to drink filthy water, often the same water they bathe in or wash their few clothes in and that animals have been in.
How many of us can imagine living this way? I dare say, not many of us. But this is a way of life for many children, and they need help. They need our help.
How many of us spend a dollar or so a day on something we don’t really need? Like a soda or some fries or a chocolate bar? How many of us buy boxes and boxes of soda every month? How many of us eat out all during the week?
Christmas is coming. How many of us will spend money and buy loads of Christmas gifts for our kids – gifts that in all honesty will probably get shoved to the side after the new wears off.
Why not do something different – and make a difference. Why not sponsor a child and make a difference in that child’s life? For less than $30 a month, less than $1 a day, you can make a difference in the life a child. You can choose a boy or a girl to sponsor. You can correspond with the child with letters and photos if you want to, plus get updates about the child. you can even visit the child if you want to!
And trust me, these kids WILL appreciate what you do! You can help clothe a child, help feed a child, help a child get medicine and clean water, help a child have an education and a roof over their head. If you don’t think you can make a difference with so little, you are so wrong!
Years ago, I sponsored a little girl from the Philippines. At that time, sponsoring a child was only about $18 a month. I didn’t make a lot of money, but I always sent $20 a month instead of just the $18. I got letters from her telling me what she was able to buy with just that $2 extra … clothing for her AND her family, an umbrella, food, and more. Her mom was widowed and left to raise children on her own. The few dollars I was able to send helped the little girl and her family.
Sponsoring a child doesn’t just bless the child, it blesses you! It blesses you just knowing that you are making a difference in the life a child – a child that will grow up and know they were loved enough by a stranger to help them. And think of the difference they can make!
1 Tbsp oil
1 small onion, sliced
2 cloves garlic – chopped or grated
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 Tbsp ground coriander seed
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
pinch cayenne pepper
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin puree
2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 cup half-and-half or cream
In a large soup pot, pour the oil and put over medium heat, add onions and cook until soft. Add the garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, then add the other spices, and stir together. Pour in the wine, and stir, cooking for 1 minute. Add the pumpkin puree and broth, stir and cook until heated through, about 4 or 5 minutes.
To make soup smooth, remove from heat and let cool slightly, then pour into food processor. Blend until smooth, then return to pot. (Or use a stick blender if you have one.) Put soup pot on low heat and bring back up to hot, but do not boil. Remove from heat and pour in half-and-half, stir, and taste for salt and other seasonings and add more if desired. You may also add a touch of sugar if you like to bring up the sweetness level. Cover and let stand 5 minutes so flavors blend well.
Serve warm with garnishes like roasted pumpkin seeds, crispy bacon crumbles, a dollop of yogurt or sour cream, and chives or parsley.
You can easily double or triple this recipe for a larger crowd. You will need to process it in several batches in the food processor if you do. This soup is rich and meant to enjoy in small portions, not large bowls.
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