“imaginations harnessed for a common purpose…“

“Moving forward using all my breath…”

I am only one mommy from Houston, TX,

but sometimes I have ideas,

About how to make normal things…

into something yummy!

Freedom is a very old idea…

Freedom…

is it being able to have all the new stuff you want?

No, that can’t be it!                                                                 *

I am only one mommy in Houston, TX,

…but I know what it takes to make a Revolution.

I saw it in Paris at the CPU/CPE protests in 2006.

The students rose up for better job contracts,

and everyone supported them.

…and it worked!

Now mother earth is at stake…

My friends and I…

We are good at making old things,

new again!

We are small,

but we have some ideas…

Moving forward using all my breath
Making love to you was never second best
I saw the world thrashing all around your face
Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
You’ve seen the difference and
It’s getting better all the time
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
(You should know better)
Dream of better lives the kind which never hate
(You should see why)
Dropped in the state of imaginary grace
(You should know better)
I made a pilgrimage to save this human race
(You should see why)
Never comprehending a race that long gone by
(I’ll stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
(I’ll stop the world)
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
(Let’s stop the world)
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
The future’s open wide
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ve seen some changes but it’s getting better all the time
(Let’s stop the world)
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
The future’s open wide
hmmm hmmm hmmm
hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
hmmm hmmm hmmm
hmmm hmmm hmmm hmmm
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
(Let’s stop the world)
You’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
(Let’s stop the world)
There’s nothing you and I won’t do
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you
(Let’s stop the world)
I’ll stop the world and melt with you…

–modern english

*polaroids from my brave, wandering family, with lveo.

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Freedom Pie

“the revolution begins and ends with the pie”

Soon after we had moved to Houston, Abilene and I were thinking about baking a pie. Then, one day when we were on a walk in apartment complex some birds knocked down a bunch of berries from the trees above our heads; we collected them and combined them with things we had  and my Grandma Bobbie’s crust recipe….and called it “Freedom Pie”

Crust

3 Cups of flour

1 & 1/4 Cup of shortening

1 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 Tablespoon vinegar

1/3 cup (or less) cold water

combine shortening, flour and salt (cut into).
combine water, egg & vinegar, mix lightly and roll out into 2 or 3 crusts . will freeze.

Pie

1 & 2/3 cups of apple juice or apple cider

3/4 cup snipped dried apricots or peaches

3/4 cup dried pitted plums

1/2 cup dried cherries or raisins

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon dried nutmeg

1 cup chopped, peeled apple or pear

1/2 cup broken walnuts

(or substitute any of the above fruit for fresh berries, etc. making sure that all elements  = 3 cups)

1. Prepare and roll out pastry. Press pastry into 10 or 11-inch pan..

2. For filling, in a medium saucepan combine apple juice, apricots, plums, berries. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Meanwhile, in a large bowl stir together brown sugar, flour and nutmeg; add apple and walnuts. Gradually stir dreid fruit mixture into apple mixture.

3. Transfer filling to the pastry-lined tart pan. Top with pastry strips in a lattice pattern (see photo). If desired, brush pastry strips with milk and sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake in a 375 degree oven about 45 minutes or until fruit is bubbly and pastry is golden. Cool on a wire rack.