It's Been A Long, Long Time ........

.............Well, I'm finally back. I know I've been away awhile. I've been having some bad times along with the good and I haven't felt up to writing. I try to stay focused, but it's darn difficult to do while you're hurting.

Yesterday I lost my glasses. I panicked and it wasn't pretty. Here I had fallen asleep with them on while watching TV. Fortunately Cruzer was able to locate them for me. I was so sure they would be mangled when found, but they weren't. I guess that is something to be really grateful for the day.

Why do I volunteer so much? I'm sincere when I do so. But chances are by the time the activity is due, I'll be in pain and not able to complete things on time. No matter how early I start a project, I always seem to be late in getting it done. One of my goals for this year is: Just Do It! Now if I could do just that.

Memorial Day was great. Cruzer made us brats on the grill. The recipe came from Piney and they are delish! I had taken Maxine for a long spin, then we went for a small ride along the river. Then those wonderful brats!

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Piney’s Brats

Now, you can use Johnsonville brats if you can't find Usingers. But Usingers are the VERY BEST brats in the whole wide world!

In a large pot add:2 cans of beerChopped onion (one or two depending on how many brats you’ll be grilling)1 to 2 sticks of real butter (again depending on how many you’ll be grilling) Turn the burner on low, add the brats, and let them soak for a few hours. They'll swell all up and may even split, but that's ok, cuz when you grill them, the skins will split anyway, and they'll baste themselves in the beer brine as they cook. They are ready to eat at this point, but we always grill them to add color.Serve them on warmed hoagie rolls with good mustard (I like Guldens). You can also top your brat with sauerkraut if you want to, or they're really yummy with a few fried apple rings.

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Sadly, it rained in the evening. Yesterday was still humid and during the night it stormed. I mean it really stormed.

I've been a scrapping fool lately. Well, at least for me. I am proud of the last page I made. It was a black and white page. The photo was b&w, too. It is of my niece after she won a pie eating contest. I used water colored pencils to tint small sections of the picture. I thought I had good luck with it.



Just for today, I'll be a star.........
Ang