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Do We Look Tired?

11/3/2022

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We were, but happy! Here’s the Springboarders after setting up our show at The Stable Art Gallery this past Monday. Top L-to-R: Emily Gilman Beezley, Vicky Katzman, Liz Robles, Bottom L-to-R Jennifer Merz, me, Lydia Baldassarre (not pictured Dr. Joy Yoo).
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We hope you will join us for our
Artists' Reception
Sunday, Nov. 13, 2:00-4:00 pm
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• Meet the artists
• Enjoy Incredible artwork
• Shop for the holidays
...and enjoy homemade treats!


​We’re expecting a crowd, so please wear your walking shoes to walk a short distance
if the Stable lot is full. Click here to download information sheet.
This group has been integral to my art journey these last (almost) four years. 
Each of these ladies is special to me and I'm so grateful for this opportunity to show my work alongside theirs!
I hope you will come enjoy the various styles and subject matter of our work! 
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Day 1358:  A Photo A Day

4/27/2020

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Sometimes the best treats are those you make to share with others! 
Find the recipe for these easy and delicious Chocolate Cut Out Sugar Cookies HERE. :-)
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Day 1354:  A Photo A Day • Easter Throwback

4/12/2020

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Easter 1964, Mom with my two brothers and me in her belly. :-) This is how I picture Mom in heaven now-- beautiful, laughing, and free! As I was baking yesterday and coloring Easter eggs (things we did together) I pictured Mom baking with Maxine, Evan's mom, who he describes as a "queen of desserts", LOL. Sounds heavenly!  
Blessed Passover and Happy Resurrection Sunday!
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Day 1341:  A Photo A Day • "A Better Gift"

12/21/2019

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A few cookie cutters from my childhood

A Better Gift

Christmas cookies were big in my house growing up. As a young sweets lover I loved to bake, or do anything in the kitchen with Mom. I’m not sure which was better – the act of baking itself or the pleasure of eating the treats!
 
Cupcakes, birthday cakes, cookies—they were all so much fun to make! In our family each child got to choose what flavor or style his birthday cake would be each year. Biiiiig stuff!  We enjoyed a variety of Christmas cookies, but decorated sugar cookies were Mom’s favorite. She joyfully told the story that when she was a little girl, they inadvertently misplaced a box of sugar cookies and found them at Easter time-- It was like finding GOLD! Knowing she loved these also made gift giving easy, because they were such a treat for her. As she grew older and couldn’t bake anymore, ANY holiday was a good time for her favorites!
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Toymakers made children’s dreams come true when they introduced the Easy Bake Oven in the 1960s. One Christmas, my seven or eight year-old self circled and highlighted it in our Sears Christmas Catalog for my wish list. This was my kind of toy! MUST HAVE Easy Bake Oven! Think of all the treats I could make, and eat!
 
Mom said, “No, it’s too dangerous.”  TOO DANGEROUS?!! What was she talking about??  I still remember my deep disappointment.
 
Instead, my thoughtful and caring mother gave me a shoebox filled with little Washington cake mixes, frosting mixes, a pair of hot mitts, a few mixing tools, and the promise that she would help me with my baking endeavors.  Wow, thanks, Mom. (Womp, womp)
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Mom at Christmas, 1968 (age 29)
But it was a great decision on her part. Not only did I not just bake treats for myself and possibly get injured with a “too dangerous” oven, but I got to spend time with Mom, baking like a big girl. She instilled in me a confidence that “I can do this” with baking. This continues to be a blessing as I still enjoy experimenting and trying new baking projects, not just for myself, but to share with others.
 
Mom loved my poem, “Cookies In Heaven”. I wonder now, this Christmas, if she’s enjoying decorated sugar cookies heaven? And if so, what they must taste like??
 
As an adult I’ve thought of buying myself an Easy Bake Oven, but the luster is gone. But oh, what I would give to bake with Mom again.
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Easy Bake Ovens in the late 60's, early 70's (source: Wikipedia)
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​​Click here for one of my
favorite sugar cookie recipes

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Day 1185:  A Photo A Day

12/21/2017

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M E R R Y  B A K I N G !

I had some fun in the kitchen trying these new (to me), very easy and delicious recipes!
They're awesome!  

How about you? Try anything new? How did yours turn out?
(​Click on link underneath photos for recipes)
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Refrigerated Sugar Cookies (Tastes of Lizzy T)
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(I didn't add sprinkles to the outside edge)
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 Christmas Fudge (Recipe Boy)
(I added crushed candy cane on top)
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Christmas Oreo Pops (Chelsea's Messy Apron)
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(I omitted the sticks)
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I hope you take some time for yourself,
and do something YOU enjoy 
this Christmas season!

(Non-cookie images courtesy of Pinterest!)
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Day 1112:  A Photo A Day • Sweets for the Sweetest Mom!

5/12/2017

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My Mom used to make frosted sugar cookies as a little girl and LOVES them. She tells the story how one time they misplaced a tin of frosted Christmas cookies and found them around Easter time...  She said they were even more delicious--like finding 'gold'!  I hoped these cookies would bless my Mom and maybe jog some of those happy memories of her childhood.  I Love You, Mom!

I tried a new (to me) recipe that I thought was similar to cookies we made together when I was little.  Click here for recipe. Sooooo goood!
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My Mom, Mary Anne Jakubowski (2012)
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These quotes all touch my heart and perfectly express my thoughts of my Mom. How about you?

"Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face." 
George Eliot

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"The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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"It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?"
Mahatma Gandhi 


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A prayer for my friends who's mothers have preceded them in death:
May the God of all comfort surround you with arms of love, as surely as your mother's arms cradled you.  Blessed hope that you will be re-united with her for all eternity.  
​In Jesus' name, Amen.
p.s. ​I'm sure she's more anxious to see you than you are her!

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Day 1085:  A Photo A Day

2/15/2017

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Valentine treats for my tweet-E!
I received some donut and donut hole pans from one of my beautiful sister-in-laws for Christmas, and
have been wanting to try them out! I found these recipes online and oooooooh, what a treat they are!
I found this super-easy Cake Mix Donuts recipe HERE, and the Best Chocolate Frosting recipe HERE.
(My husband's a big fan of peanut butter-cups, so instead of 1 Cup butter, I used 1/2 cup butter and
​1/2 cup peanut butter. It's our new favorite frosting-- Wish I'd tried this sooner!) 
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Day 1083:  A Photo A Day

2/7/2017

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Valentine's Thumbprint Cookies

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I got this idea from Stephanie at MacaroniandCheesecake.com. (I love Valentine's Day!)
For the recipe click here!
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Day 1016:  A Photo A Day 

8/4/2016

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Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

I didn't know there was such a day, until this morning when I received this recipe in my inbox:  
​Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake   (Wowza!)  
​Chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorites, and I made a batch of these (below) last week:
Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies
I love this recipe because it's uber-simple (six ingredients --no eggs), delicious, fast and easy,
especially if you have a small cookie scoop. And they freeze well! Try it!
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Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies
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Day 1013:  A Photo A Day

7/28/2016

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We recently attended a friend's picnic with a crowd, so it was a great opportunity for me to try out some new recipes!
​These were a little time intensive, but well worth it!
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Mini Apple Crumb Pies
Click here for recipe on www.crazyforcrust.com
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Blueberry Gooey Cookie Bars
Click here for the recipe from www.aspicyperspective.com

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