Still here, struggling today after too many hours on my feet which made my knee, back and leg from my back unhappy. I have not created any art this year, except perhaps through cooking but I do plan to. Unlike many of you, I don't feel the pull to art, usually I begin to feel some fulfilment from it after I get into it. I'll save that topic for later. First, this is a fresh pic of the offspring, Easter morning just after church. Words cannot describe the joy of announcing that Big Boy was home for his last weekend visit since he GRADUATES in early May!!!!!! He will be living at home probably until May 14
th, his wedding day.
VolleyGirl graduates from high school May 27
th and will attend college here, at least her first year. They are a joy to have around so it's gonna be a year to remember, the last one under the same roof together!
My in-laws usually request that I bring dessert for my meal contribution and this year we were to celebrate my
MIL's birthday so, as usual,
unknowingly why, I try out a new recipe. My MIL loves chocolate so I chose to make a Dark Cocoa Buttermilk 3 layer cake with Cocoa and
Mascarpone Icing. I also made a coconut cream pie cause it's a favorite of everyone (below) and
I made a Truffle pie to take to my brother's house for a get together later in the day (below). Oh yeah, I have been dieting the past couple of months, so I didn't have a piece of either and only a very small piece of the cake. Still have much to lose but am down around 15 lbs now.
Since three of the desserts were to be whisked away, I urged
VolleyGirl to try her hand at a new recipe I found of Chocolate Dipped Macaroons since the guys here love coconut. Let's just say VG has yet to embrace the enjoyment of baking.........but I didn't either at her age so big deal. These were outstanding....
okay, I did indulge these and this will be included in holiday baking in the future.
I hope all of you had a blessed Easter! Though I have been absent, I thought of you often and need to catch up. It is good to see
Soulbrush back online.....Apollo and I have missed her!
Still here, struggling today after too many hours on my feet which made my knee, back and leg from my back unhappy. I have not created any art this year, except perhaps through cooking but I do plan to. Unlike many of you, I don't feel the pull to art, usually I begin to feel some fulfilment from it after I get into it. I'll save that topic for later. First, this is a fresh pic of the offspring, Easter morning just after church. Words cannot describe the joy of announcing that Big Boy was home for his last weekend visit since he GRADUATES in early May!!!!!! He will be living at home probably until May 14th, his wedding day. VolleyGirl graduates from high school May 27th and will attend college here, at least her first year. They are a joy to have around so it's gonna be a year to remember, the last one under the same roof together! 
My in-laws usually request that I bring dessert for my meal contribution and this year we were to celebrate my MIL's birthday so, as usual, unknowingly why, I try out a new recipe. My MIL loves chocolate so I chose to make a Dark Cocoa Buttermilk 3 layer cake with Cocoa and Mascarpone Icing. I also made a coconut cream pie cause it's a favorite of everyone (below) and
I made a Truffle pie to take to my brother's house for a get together later in the day (below). Oh yeah, I have been dieting the past couple of months, so I didn't have a piece of either and only a very small piece of the cake. Still have much to lose but am down around 15 lbs now.
Since three of the desserts were to be whisked away, I urged VolleyGirl to try her hand at a new recipe I found of Chocolate Dipped Macaroons since the guys here love coconut. Let's just say VG has yet to embrace the enjoyment of baking.........but I didn't either at her age so big deal. These were outstanding....okay, I did indulge these and this will be included in holiday baking in the future. 
I hope all of you had a blessed Easter! Though I have been absent, I thought of you often and need to catch up. It is good to see Soulbrush back online.....Apollo and I have missed her!
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