P is for Pie
Or pies. One big one and a lot of little ones.
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Yesterday we went apple picking and pumpkin selecting at Jaswell's Farm with a friend of ours and his daughter, who is a year younger than Julia. The two girls get along really well, and they leave Alex alone, and we adults don't have to get involved in any altercations, so everyone's happy.
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You never know when inspiration will strike.
Actually, it doesn’t always strike. Sometimes it just whispers. Or waves to you from somewhere off to your right and you just catch a glimpse of movement out of the corner of your eye, so you turn, and there it is.
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For the record, I was asked to bring an Italian rice pie or a cheesecake to Easter brunch at my cousin's house.
AN Italian rice pie or A cheesecake.
And this is what I baked today:
Pardon the mess. I like to bake. I don't so much like to clean.
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(from my old blog...)
My mother got this recipe from a friend of hers, and for years it's been my "birthday cake" of choice. Served it chilled, with some fresh whipped cream (or not) it's perfect on a hot July day.
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