Soup: Hope you liked it! I might consider putting a bit of sour cream on the side, but I have NEVER liked milk/cream actually mixed into my tomato soup. YMMV.

Weekend: I've decided that I am not prepared to sleep on the ground for three nights running. There wasn't likely to be enough room for the air mattress in the merchant booth even if I had the time to go fetch it. As the booth was the only prospect that had been presented to me, I regretfully decided against going to Alles Faire.