A Blog about life and living through my life experience and perspective. I am a writer, singer/songwriter childhood savant musician...Trying to find my niche and stake my place in society...
Amelia is participating at her school in “ Ugly Sweater Day”My beautiful 13 year old dear friend Clarice. “Charlotte Wonders” Here is a short I created of the photo shoot with my BFF’s this morning.
My cats were downright angry about this. Awwww well, it was a short lived photo shoot!
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Luna my dog, enjoys wearing a sweater. It’s cold this am in the desert! Phoenix is a chilly 40 degrees this morning.
Onward to the chores of the day. Hosting a holiday get together this weekend. I’ll be baking, cleaning and party planning.
So much has been happening that I haven’t had the time to post. A lot of family dynamics good and bad. Busy and a reluctance to bore you lol!
Musically, I’ve been creating more content for my YouTube channel- Shorts have been fun to create as well. You’ll find a variety of content including my home life, cooking/ baking endeavors and my pet besties.
I have chosen to create content because, it’s fun! I love experimenting with special effects and music. Another artful and creative outlet that keeps my mind busy.
Please check out my channels! Leave me a message while you’re there! Hope you enjoy a wonderful holiday season ❤️.
I cheated a bit here by buying a box of Puff Pastry Dough…One box made 12 generous pastries!
*Washed & dried my fruit- added 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon of corn starch to the fruit. I chose raspberries, blue and black berries. Fold well. Let this rest while you prepared the cream cheese filling and thaw the puff pastry dough.
I thawed the puff pastry dough on a piece of waxed paper, on my countertop. The puff pastry comes with two sheets.
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*Let thaw then cut each sheet into thirds and then in half. I used a pizza cutter to cut my dough.This will make 12 pastries.
*Score a box shape in each pastry leaving 1/4 inch all the way around. See photo below. ⬇️
*Roll out each piece of dough just slightly.
*Cream Cheese Filling-
One regular sized block of softened packaged cream cheese. Zest of one lemon and 2-3 teaspoons of squeezed lemon juice. 3 tablespoons of granulated sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla. Cream together until soft and spreadable.
*Spread the cream cheese within the box you have scored leaving the border edge clean. Use a generous amount of filling. Arrange your fruit mixture on top of the filling.
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*Melt 1/2 stick of butter and brush it on the border edge of the box you created. Brush all the edges with melted butter.
*Sprinkle coarse raw sugar along the buttered edges and a little bit more on top of the fruit.
*Bake in 400 degree oven for about 25 minutes. The pastries should look golden brown and flaky.
*Cool for about 20 minutes before dusting each pastry with powdered sugar and adding a mint leaf (optional).
Enjoy!!!
ps. You can pick a fruit you like. I’d like to try this with thinly sliced 🍑 peaches. Next time, I will! These turned out so nicely I can’t wait to make them for my next get together!
In an effort to escape the relentless heat here in Phoenix, took a drive north up to Williams AZ. The beautiful pines and cooler temps made this a welcome distraction!
Hope you enjoy my pics, vids and my cover music 🎹!
Into the oven it went! Cooling for several hours. After a few hours, I put it in the fridge for another few hours to cool. A light chocolate whipped cream topped this chocolate cake- Adorned with whipped cream, raspberries and blueberries. A pretty baking vessel helps make this simple cake a little more festive.
I’ve had a great deal of time for reflection the past week. I’m home with my 12 year old and all 3 pets. My husband is visiting his birth country, Vietnam. He and our 21 year old daughter, are touring the country. My husband has decided to stay a bit longer. In his heart of hearts, I know he’d just like to stay and retire there.
I baked 3 batches of cookies for friends and family. Snickerdoodles, Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Butterscotch cookies.Packed them up and handed them out…Family…I made a flower arrangement for a family friend going through a tough time…
I have absolutely no desire to do that. For the past year, he has watched many many YouTube tourist videos about Vietnam. He’d stay up most night until 3-4 am watching videos. Asian food is just about all he wants to eat now. He’s been obsessed about making this trip. Part of me understands his desire to go back and visit. When he left at age 10, it was a war torn country! I’m sure that he couldn’t travel freely to see much of his homeland.
He speaks Vietnamese fluently! Out of all of his siblings, he has retained the most language and uses it frequently to converse with his aunts and uncles. His obsession with Vietnam has created a great divide between us. He’s overthrown the relationship and it’s become all about what he wants. He’s become extremely self absorbed! When and if he comes back, I hope he will have resolved his angst. Maybe it’s just a phase he’s going through? It’s been an unhappy eye opener for me. His discontent to be present at home has been so difficult to endure.
On a more positive note, I’m glad our daughter had the opportunity. She has had a chance to learn about her heritage! Also, she has had a chance to spend time with her Dad…
Anyway, I’ve had a chance to take a look at my life and from my perspective, I’ve given up too much of myself! I allowed this in an effort to keep the peace.
Speaking of peace, this is how I find it! Do You Dream Of Me/Live The Life (Cover)
