Carrot Ginger Soup and . . . Timetravel?

      With the change of seasons I always feel like making something different and exciting instead of the same old thing I've been stuck on for the past couple of months.  In the fall it is squash and hot cider, winter leaves me yearning for beef and mushroom stew.  Summer has me wanting all kinds of BBQ, banana pudding, cornbread and watermelon salad.  Today, though, I was feeling carrot soup.  This soup is light and fresh and the bright color really screams spring.
Really simple to make, and this recipe makes about 2 quarts of soup.
Start with
1 medium onion
1 bulb, fennel
1 1/2 lbs, carrots, peeled
2 oz,  fresh ginger

     Slice all the vegetables very thinly and be sure to slice the ginger against the grain so that it breaks up easier in the blender.  Sweat them in a large pot with a little bit of olive oil.  Deglaze with
1/2 cup white wine

then cover with
4 cups, filtered water

Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.  cook until all vegetables are soft.  Add:
1 1/2 cup, cream
1 TBS, salt
1 tsp, white pepper (black is ok, but the white won't show up in the soup)
1/4 tsp, fresh grated nutmeg

     Next the soup goes into the blender.  You should be able to do about half at a time.  You want to puree it until completely smooth.
      I served mine with a faux creme fraiche since I couldn't find any of the real stuff at the store.  Pretty simple, but you still get that nice nutty taste that makes the real stuff so delicious.
 2 TBS, sour cream
1/4 cup, cream
pinch of salt

     Combine these ingredients and whip until it forms stiff peaks.  Serve with just a dollop (this is a very specific measurement, so don't mess it up) in the soup and a touch of nutmeg on top to garnish.  This is a great, healthy way to start a meal or just eat it along with a fresh salad for a delicious spring time lunch.  Hope ya'll enjoy! I know I did.

and now for random thoughts of the day!!!
       Today, while cooking far too many omelets at the same time I got to thinking about time travel.  I know, it's random, but that's kind of the point.  So here goes  If you can either travel through time, or travel through space it seems to me that   even if you traveled just 1 hour into the future while occupying the same space you would be left in the endless vacuum of space.  So the earth spins on it's axis at approximately 1100 miles/hour  and it's moving around the sun at 67,000 mph, then solar system is moving within our galaxy at oh. . . 560 mp thousand mph and then our galaxy is moving away from all the others at 670 thousand mph.  Ok so we travel one hour forward in time and the earth is maybe 1.3 million miles away from where we started. 
So there you are.  Eva's theory on why time travel would probably be pretty stupid.