Jared is DRIVING!

The mommy was a little nervous...I admit...

But not the Teenager....He was Ready!

And, the instructor said that he was "exceptional".

I am still not going to RELAX though...

She's Here!!

I have been looking all summer,

along with my dear daughter,

at Blythe Dolls.

As you can see, I finally bit the bullet...

I haven't named her yet,

or washed & styled her hair...

But, we did have a photo shoot

& play a little Dress-Up!

Crostata

...Probably my all time FAVORITE recipe from my BFF Elena (& her mom) is the always beautiful & tasty Italian Crostata... our usual version has always been made with apricot jam, but any tart jam with this wonderful dough make a great dessert (or breakfast - which is my preferred time to enjoy it) I've had this jar of natural Sour Cherry Jam, just burning a hole in the cupboard, and it's finally cool enough today to turn on an oven in my kitchen! ...not an appealing activity when it's over 100 degrees outside... but today is the 2nd day in a row with temps in the 80's....

So, I fired it up....anyone ready for Dessert?