Day #17 Photo Challenge - On The Shelf

Here on the shelf are some of my cookbooks. I use to get Taste of Homes hard cover every year but stopped a couple years ago. I rarely use these anymore. When I'm looking for recipe ideas I just go to my computer. I always start with tasteofhome.com and usually find what I need there. There are other sites I do go on occasionally like foodgawker.com or allrecipes.com. Seriously, a person hardly needs recipe books anymore.

Day #16 - What I Ate

I was almost done eating my lunch today when I remembered today's challenge. Here are the last two bites. Sauerkraut and smoked sausage. I'm amazed but I absolutely LOVED it. I made it for supper last night for the first time. Actually, I made it for Fred and I. The kids grilled their sausage and put it in a bun. I called my SIL and asked her how she made it. Super easy! I just tossed the rinsed and drained sauerkraut with sliced smoked sausage and a little bit of brown sugar (maybe about 2 tablespoons) and baked it in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes. I started out with tinfoil on top but uncovered it for the last 20 minutes or so. I served it with roasted asparagus and homemade flat bread. It was delicious. I never knew I liked sauerkraut!

Day #15 -My Shoes

Here they are, my motley pile of shoes. I was tempted to go out and buy a new pair just for this post but then didn't. I do need a nice new pair of everyday slip-ons for summer.

Day #14 Photo Challenge - Flowers

I originally took these for the close up day and decided to save them for flower day. These are on my table from a couple of the past weddings.

Photo Challenge #13 - From a Distance

There it is. The bus stop. From a distance. From our driveway. Not too many more years of kids walking home from this bus stop. I do drive Danny and Jeanie in the morning as it is dark but they do walk home. When we first moved here 30 years ago, I could see the bus stop from my kitchen window. The older kids use to walk TO and FROM the bus stop while they were in elementary school. Now the trees have grown so tall I can't see it unless I go on the road.

Day #12 Photo Challenge-Close Up

The buds started popping out on the trees this weekend with the warm and beautiful weather. This was this morning with the rain drops hanging on the buds. Close ups are hard with my point and shoot camera. Hopefully we won't get anymore hard freezes to kill the buds.