Off of Daylight Savings Time and a Chicken Vegetable Barley Soup

So last night we gained the hour, and this morning it was light earlier.  I'm glad I went to bed early and got up with the start of daylight.  At 5pm tonight it was dark, and by 6pm absolutely "pitch black". Soup for a Sunday:

• 1 cup celery, sliced
• 1 cup carrots, sliced
• 1 cup onion, sliced
• 1 cup mushrooms, sliced (I used crimini)
• 1 can (15 1/2 oz.) chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 bay leaf
• 2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1-2 TBS rosemary (1 sprig fresh)
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 TBS parsley flakes
• 1-2 cups chicken, cooked and cubed
• 1 cup barley
• 2   32 oz. cartons chicken broth (or I used 1 carton chicken broth, 1 carton mushroom broth)
• salt and pepper to taste (I also threw in some whole peppercorns. Remove them and bay leaf before serving.)
• OPTIONAL: grated cheese sprinkled on top bowl when serving, or TBS of sherry in bottom of bowl before spooning in soup

I put it all in a crock pot and cooked on high for about 4 hours (or until carrot and barley are done). So good.