Found a New Home

Hello Everyone....

     I've had problems uploading pictures to my blog over the past couple of weeks.  The system has told me that I have run out of space and that I can buy some more if I choose to. After deleting some of the older posts and trying re-using that space, I decided to move to a new location.

 

     My forwarding address is:

www.simplylovinghome.wordpress.com

 

       Come over for a visit! I'm hoping to get something posted soon!

Salt

 

I'm not sure where I saw it first...

but it caught my eye immediately!!

 

 

 

IT'S ANOTHER GOOD USE

FOR A CANNING JAR!

 

Who would have even guessed that the tops of

the round, cardboard, salt containers fit

PERFECTLY into a wide mouth lid?!!

 

I tried a pint sized jar first,

but it was too small to hold all the salt.

 

 

The wide mouth quart jar was JUST RIGHT!

(It would have more salt, but the

container was already partially used!)

 

And here you have it... 

another perfectly good reason to

keep extra canning jars on hand!

LEGOS

Legos are an ageless 'toy' from way back...

my brother, cousins and I LOVED our Legos!

Did you know they've been around since 1958

and were introduced in the United States in 1973.

Neither did I!

 

We had our family Thanksgiving over the weekend

and had 23 of us gathered, for the first time in

a very long time!!

 

I pulled a few games out to bring with us for after dinner, 

and then Audrey went looking for something specific!!

 

She found "THE TUB"!

 

 

What a treasure trove of memories!!

 

 

Some of the kid's creations were still in tact after all

these years!! In my mind I could hear the little voices

playing and yelling, laughing and bartering for pieces!!

 

 

Here they are now... ages 14 to 25!!

 

 

Ahhh, more memories in the making!

 

I love my family!

Sausage - Sweet Potato Bake

I tried a new recipe tonight! I was looking through some of the postings on the Simple Lives Thursday and saw this one....  I was intrigued as the post writer said she found it in one of the cookbooks that I have right here on my bookshelf! Kinda funny how we all see different things when when we are looking at the very same thing!!

 

 

Well, I made the casserole and it was pretty good!! Naturally, there are things I'd change next time... like, I'd probably cook up 1/4-1/2 of a sliced Vidalia onion in with the sausage, and I'd cut down the added sugar even more then I already did!! :)



Actually, I would only add a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar to the top... and nothing more! The flavor was quite good and everyone said they liked it! Pete suggested using a more sour apple, it would help to balance the naturally sweet flavors. I may have to do that next time too!