Homemade Reuben Sandwiches

I baked bread today.  Two loaves of Caraway Rye Molasses Bread and two loaves of Seven Grain Sourdough Flax Bread.   And because I had a Corned Beef Brisket in the oven as the bread was rising ... of course "Reuben Sandwiches" popped into my mind.  That and the fact that my dear man has been dropping hints for about a week that he's had a 'taste' for a Reuben! And we have a 'you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours' marriage - so now I have some leverage to work with!  Am I wrong?!

Corned Beef Brisket

cooked to perfection 

on top of fresh Caraway Rye Molasses Bread 

topped with cheese

and a homemade sauce ... oh it was so good! 

And what is this I see ... on the cake plate? 

Why it's my favorite - Aunt Unique's Chocolate Cake for dessert! 

Fresh Snow

Our little cabin in the woods.

Okay, so maybe it's a birdhouse/feeder, but it's a cabin! 

Old Man Winter's resting spot! 

Look! I have a new hat! 

Do you see what I see? 

Can you see me now? 

Winter Has Arrived!

A week ago we had very little snow - which is unusual for this time of year!  Well ... that's changed!  We have a nice snow cover now - it's only about 5 or 6 inches but the ground is covered in white.  Along with the snow came a COLD front.  Our high for tomorrow is supposed to be about 5 below zero, with wind chills around minus 30.  The entire week calls for Brrr...  
The birds are filling up their bellies on our feeders.  It's so nice to see them surviving the cold as well as they do.  I'm sure they appreciate the treats.

Venting!!!

Today I'm taking a little trip down Moody Rd.
Today I will vent!
I'm tired of stupidity!
I'm tired of the loss of family values!
I'm tired of people who find pleasure in others misery!
I'm tired of recorded messages!
I'm tired of lack of customer service!
I'm tired of people who feel they have to fill the voids in their lives with material things!
I'm tired of people who feel threatened with conversation
if you don't agree with them!
I'm tired of these gray days!
I'm tired of cooking!
I'm just plain tired of all the bitching and moaning
and here I am doing it myself!
But it feels good to just get things out
there every once in while - so I vent!

Blown Glass Bird

I love when I manage to keep plants alive

through the winter months! 

The Cold

So tell me ~ What’s so common about the common cold? 

I haven’t felt ‘common’ for over a week. 

I believe I’m on day eight of this so called ‘common’ crud! 

I’ve coughed until I felt like the meat ripped loose of my rib cage,

And coughing at my age causes another little problem … geeze this

Aging isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, who’d a thought I’d need pads after

a total hysterectomy?!   Enough said, wishing you all a multitude of health’

and no snot noses!

We're home from spending Christmas with all the kids and Grand-loves!  I feel miserable ... freezing, sneezing and I haven't mouth breathed this much since the last time I gave birth! That was over 30 years ago!!!

Stay healthy and have a wonderful New Year!  In the mean time, enjoy our wonderful little goofs!

All of the birds were taken from pics
I took in our yard throughout the year. 

Cherry Berry Pie

Cherry Berry Pie

Cherries, blueberries and blackberries - oh my! 

It's that time of year when all the berry picking pays off! 

'Tis the Season

Although the true meaning of Christmas

 is carried in my heart every day of the year;

decorating for the holidays does add

 a little glitz and glimmer to the house. 

Just a few more Pine Grosbeak Pics to share

Pine Grosbeaks

Deer Friends

We had a great visit with some

'deer friends' 

on Thanksgiving. 

this is little Buckarooskin

 and his sister Doeskin

I stood on the deck and we talked

they gave me their full attention 

as Mama stood guard

watching the neighbors dog 

chase a squirrel up a tree

Thanksgiving Humor

My Thanksgiving prayer is that in whatever, 

wherever, whenever, whoever or why

~~~~~~ 

GOD'S WILL BE DONE! 

One of my funniest Thanksgiving memories is the year when all three of our young adult children made the trip from Wisconsin to Missouri to spend Thanksgiving with their Dad and I.  After a day long marathon of "Christmas Story" and the thought of Ralphie shooting his eye out with that B.B. gun, we sat down to a full fledged Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings.  We praised our Lord, gave our thanks and began filling our stomachs; after which I suggested a break before dessert.  I told the kids that I was going to enjoy the evening and sit on the dock for a bit.  When they asked if they could help buy putting the food away, I directed them to where they could find containers and the plastic wrap if needed.  Jeff and I headed out to sit on the dock to watch the ducks and geese float by as I was ever so thankful for the family gathering and the laughter coming from the house.  Shortly after they all emerged from the house to enjoy the beautiful fall evening with us.  So much to be thankful for. As I reentered the dining room, I burst into a full belly rolling laughter until tears were streaking down my face.  Those goof balls had taken a couple of boxes of plastic wrap and wrapped the entire table, with plates and food still in place.  Under the table and back up and over, again and again and again. In every direction you can think of until it looked like a giant Thanksgiving Chrysalis.  I was sure a huge turkey was about to burst through it at any second. I still laugh at the memory of that sight - that very special holiday comes back to mind year after year, just like the layers upon layers of plastic wrap on that Thanksgiving table.  

Happy Thanksgiving to All!

YIKES! I'm so far behind ...

Okay, so I'm out there surfing the waves of the net and I come across this … BLOG PLANNERS!  (Click on the previous words BLOG PLANNERS for link) 

Could this really be the answer to my blogging problems? Do people actually use these to arrange their week? 

Heck I don't even know what I'm doing at the moment; let alone plan an entire week!   Heaven help me ~ have I been out of the loop to the point of not even knowing I was out of the loop?! 

NO!!!  Some are supposedly planning it by the MONTH ...  wait a second, I have to catch my breath ... 

Oh boy, now my mind is swirling, whirling and twirling again … 

Jeremiah 17:5 Thus says the LORD, "Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the LORD.