Local lunch

Today hubby and I had lunch at Russ' restaurant, a joint frequented by west Michigan locals.  I ordered a "Reuben Soup" in a bread bowl.

Mmmmmm... tasted just like a melted Reuben sandwich.

Hubby ordered a smothered roast beef sandwich.

Oooh ooh, just look at that dark beefy gravy.

It's a nice restaurant.  Very kid friendly too.

These crayons are clearly ready for some Dutch Dancing.

Evolution of a bird feeder

As many of you already know from my "flighty visitors" post, we've recently put up a bird feeder.

Here, I hung the feeder on a random nail.

Worried that our birds didn't have enough space to stand, hubby created this contraption to encourage maximum feeding:

 

The "trapeze" feeder

Then, reading somewhere that bird feeders should be about 4 feet off the ground, hubby reworked the contraption to look like this:

The "damsel tied to the railroad tracks" feeder

Are we encouraging more birds to visit our feeder?   Unsure.
Do I smile at hubby's ingenuity?  You betcha.

Two magical ingredients

Nothing tastes better than a steamy bowl of soup on a cold winter's night.

Slurp me

This chicken and potato soup was particularly yummy because of two star ingredients:

(1)  Cilantro- The tastiest herb ever

(2)  Better than Bouillon- Chicken flavoring in a jar

With temperatures dropping, I hope you all stay warm and full-bellied.

note:  cilantro photo taken from here