Dusting

A dusting of snow is perfect, well, the deer hunters think so!  Today was the opening of deer hunting, which will continue for the next six eight days.  I'm less excited about deer hunting because it means my running attire needs to change slightly.  At this time of the year, I usually wear a bright orange vest, hat and gloves, so any stray hunter can see me running along the roadside.  Just wanna be safe, ya know?

With a pretty good breeze blowing over the last two days and nights, the lake ice has not been able to completely freeze solid.  I'm sure that will change as tonight's low is expected to be around 8 degrees.  Burrrrrr......

The ice that has formed near our dock seems to be pretty solid, maybe like 2-3 inches?  Don't worry, I'm not venturing out.  For now, I'll just wait and watch the beautiful ice form over the next 6 weeks.

Got out the down comforter for our bed.  Guess it's time to bow down to Old Man Winter.

Silence

I'm still here, but just silent.  Been a busy week.  I promise to be back soon.

My Red Ledger

 

I found my grandma Fannie's cookbook ledger in my closet yesterday and realized I haven't looked through it for many years.  The date on the ledger says 1972....I was twelve years old when she bought this ledger.  So, I brought it out and set it next to where I normally sit when I'm watching TV or checking my blogs and Facebook.  I told myself I really need to look through the entire book since my grandma worked so hard to collect the recipes.  Grandma Fannie collected enough recipes so she would fill three ledgers.....one for each of her granddaughters.

 

And look what grandma did.  She even included cut out photos that she clued to the pages.  I don't think she actually made all the recipes, but the one's she did try, she had written a message or maybe changed the measurements.  When I look through this recipe book, it brings back memories of foods, desserts and baked goods my family enjoyed when I was growing up. 

 

After turning to the last page of the ledger, I found this article cut out from the Milwaukee Journal dated July 29, 1981.  I remember my grandma enjoyed following the Royal family and when Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married, she followed every news article and magazine picture. I smiled when I saw this newspaper clipping.  I remember my grandma well.

I think it would be fun and very nostalgic to periodically try some of these recipes from grandma Fannie's ledger, especially the German desserts.  I'm glad my grandma was thinking of the future and wanted her granddaughters to have a little remembrance of her.

PS.  I started my own recipe ledger in 1978 and my mother has her own recipe ledger she started in???  Our love of food and recipes is a family trait!