With the cold, damp weather in Northwest Georgia, I had a hankering for soup, particularly potato soup, since I ingredients. I’m making it now, that is, this morning. Cutting up the potatoes got me thinking about the old story, “Stone Soup.” I am not sure children still learn this story, but they should, although as with all stories, some could argue that there are life lessons or themes that are counterproductive for children. As a side note, I sometimes say I’m making stone soup when I take a basic recipe for chili or vegetable soup and start tossing in more ingredients just because I have them in the frig. Like corn or black beans or black eyed peas or a squash. I learned this story very young and it may have been the context of it that stuck in my memory more than the actual story. You see, I had a neighbor as a child, a girl probably eight years older than me, who wanted to be a teacher and would hold classes for the younger kids on the street. I could name her but won’t h...