Beneath the Wraps

                I think the young men and young women have a combined activity each month.   Once a year (I guess in January) they have a cook off.   Jenna had wanted to make the "cupcakes" that we had at her last birthday party - sure she is combining three ingredients to make something else, but I don't really think it should count if Reese's, Pillsbury and Duncan Heinz are really doing most of the work.   The rules are that it needs to be a recipe and not from boxes.   We didn't happen to have brownie mix, cookie dough and peanut butter cups hanging around anyway and so Roland had talked her into making an apple pie.             Pie for an armature cook-off?   Really?   I could sense that Jenna was not that thrilled with the idea of making any kind of pie. Nor did she wish to start it last night but rather after she returns from school today.   ...

          Recently I had gone through my flash drives in search of a scrapbook that I had scanned.   During my search, I came across the following unfinished thoughts and added covers.   This is what my blog used to look like   It's been nearly five years since I started my blog.  I wonder if it is time for a new makeover.  I created this cover near the end of 2012:. and here are some thoughts that never got posted as they felt incomplete at the time 2012 March 19 Apple Pie & Coffee             Roland often tells the experience of a man he had worked with several years ago.   The man had come from another country and knew very little English.   But he could place an order for “apple pie and coffee” – just “apple pie and coffee”.   His mouth became weary after eating so much apple pie.   He wanted to orde...