Happy Birthday to Son #1 who made me a mom 36 years ago! He is a hardworking man, loves his family, has a wicked sense of humor. A good guy.
I am blown away by the fact that I have a child this old. When we started our family, Mark and I surely did not envision all that would pass. I don't know how to parent adults, so I have moved into an advisory role for the best job I ever had.
A blog post about pin cushions reminded me that this beauty was in a box somewhere with a broken head. A little E6000 glue surgery later and she was mended.
I would like to make her another skirt. I don't know why I took the original one off, and the cushion of her body is not great for pins, but she was sewn by my mother and it has great sentimental value.
I set her on a shelf near a recently discovered picture of Mom.
She is pictured here in Morocco, 1990. Newly married and so happy. This photo makes me smile, and I do miss her crafty self so much.
I've been moving things around on my walls, making things a little simpler, easier to look at. I took the kids' teenaged portraits off the wall in my bedroom, and stored them in the family album. To the empty space above my dresser I put the nude line drawing. Seemed appropriate for a bedroom more than an office. I ordered a beautiful Japanese chrysanthemum print from Etsy to add to my collage wall in its place. I also patched and painted over the holes left by my failed attempt to hang a TV wall mount. Then I returned the mount to Best Buy, as suggested by a blog reader!
The upcoming ice storm has me all kinds of stressed out. Time to bake. I found an oldie but goodie recipe in my files for Fudge Pie. Crust is optional.
I made two glass dishes of it, wishing I had ice cream to top it off. It has a very moist brownie-pie feel to it - perfect to scoop with a spoon.
Fudge Pie
*Pre-heat oven to 350.*
1 c. sugar
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 c. flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 t. vanilla extract (I also added a half teaspoon of instant coffee)
2 oz dark chocolate, melted with the butter
chopped nuts - optional, but about 3/4 c.
Mix all. Pour into glass dish or pie shell. Bake for 25 minutes.
Stay warm everybody!
Gina
4 comments:
That fudge pie sounds and looks so good!
Stay safe and warm in the storm.
I saw that pincushion blog post as well, and it had me thinking about all of the different pincushions my mother used to have, wondering whatever happened to those. My mom used to make fudge pie. As a kid, I really loved it. Her recipe came from The Joy of Cooking. I haven’t thought about that in years.
Yes please on the fudge pie. I can see that vanilla ice cream would be fabulous with it. I say that wow in each of my kids birthdays. How can my oldest be 37 and baby 25? At her age, I had two children and his all three. They both have no clue what they'll be doing 6 months from now. Different times.
You had a great week. Love the pic of your mommy. I may have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
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