#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Fruit Pizza

April 1, 2005 · Narrative

Today’s my grandmother’s 85th birthday. Not that she’s going to be reading this, but she gets the shout-out anyway. :) Every time we’d go visit her when she lived alone, she always greeted us with a homemade Fruit Pizza. Now that she has Alzheimers, I sure do miss those days. Now what used to be her stubborness has been replaced with very circular conversations.

“Where do you live?”
“New Jersey, Nana.”
“Do you live far from your mother?”
“About 20 minutes.”
“Oh that’s nice. Where are you now?”
“At work, Nana.”
“You are? Well then, where is Nicholas?”
“He’s at school.”
“Oh, that’s good. Where do you live?”
“New Jersey.”
“Do you live far from your mother?”

… and so it goes. It’s very sad and equally hard to deal with. I think what’s worse is how quick she has gotten to this point. Just 3 short years ago, she was taking art classes at her local college and kicking up a storm in her weekly country line dancing classes. The paintbrushes have long since been laid down and she can’t remember things. Memory is certainly a strange thing. She can tell you where she was in 1940, yet thinks my son is 4, instead of 2-1/2. She can remember that my grandfather was in the Army, yet can’t remember where I live. It’s just very sad, but I guess the only answer is to enjoy her as she is now, and remember the good memories. And to that end, I’ll be making her Fruit Pizza this weekend, in honor of her birthday today and the many, many Fruit Pizzas she made for me and my sister. Happy Birthday, Nana!

You can change up the fruit in this recipe, based on your own likes and dislikes and what is fresh. After the cream cheese layer, she added a layer of very well drained crushed pineapple. Eat a slice for Nana!

Fruit Pizza
Ingredients:
1 (18-oz.) pkg. Pillsbury® Refrigerated Sugar Cookies
1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup fresh or canned peach slices, drained, cut into thinner slices
1 cup halved or quartered fresh strawberries
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Heat oven to 350°F. Slice cookie dough as directed on package. Arrange slices in bottom of ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan or 14-inch pizza pan. Press dough evenly in pan, using floured fingers if necessary.

Bake at 350°F. for 11 to 16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.

In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Spread mixture over cooled cookie crust. Arrange fruit over cream cheese.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Cut into squares or wedges. Store in refrigerator.

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  1. Stephanie says

    April 1, 2005 at 4:38 am

    I know how you feel. Matt’s grandmother has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for a few years now. She was a teacher, quilted using her own loom, and was apparently quite a smart lady. These days, she doesn’t join in conversations anymore. And when my MIL was showing her some old photos, she recognized very few people, including her own husband.

    It’s such a terrible disease; the body continues, but the mind just…goes. It’s so very sad.

    Reply
  2. Santos says

    April 1, 2005 at 2:07 pm

    all my best wishes to your grandmother, sweetnicks. i hope her day goes well.

    Reply
  3. Cate says

    April 3, 2005 at 1:36 am

    Thanks, Stephanie and Santos, much appreciated!! :)

    Reply
  4. ILuvThisWebSite says

    March 31, 2006 at 1:41 am

    oh, your fruit pizza looks gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood. I really think that The Lovebirds are soooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttteeee! I’d like to have a cute kid someday like Nick.

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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