YaaaaaY !!!

We've had a ridiculously long dry spell here in Western Washington.
We had NO rain for over 75 days which is practically unheard of. Of
course it made for a beautiful Summer but it was getting scary dry and
fires were popping out.

This is our first rainy weekend..... !!! So glad to see it. I'm
doing stuff around the house this weekend and making a bit pot of beef
and barley soup. Smells really good right now.

Here's the recipe I use with whatever tweaks I do with what I have on
hand.

http://hizzoners.com/recipes/soups/1...-a-barley-soup

I didn't have any leftover pot roast so I started with some chuck cut
up and browned and
simmered till pretty tender.