Pickin' Blackberries and makin' cobbler

When I was a kid my mom would take us blackberry pickin' around town...we'd find 'the good spots' along fences, by road sides, or at the park. We'd pick until our hands were tinted pink of juice and our bowls were full of fruit. So this weekend my mom and I decided to go pickin' in her secret berry spot she found in my home town. There were a ton of berries, and more to come in the following weeks. We made an awesome cobbler we used to make sometimes, so I've attached some photos and the recipe. enjoy!

Funny Fruit Cobbler:

1 C. Sugar

1 C. flour

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 C. milk

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons butter

4 C fruit
(choice seasoning: lemon, nutmeg, or cinnamon- if you like)

preheat oven to 375degrees.

Mix all ingredients, except butter and fruit. Blend well.

Use butter to grease a 2-quart pyrex dish, and pour in batter.

Add fruit, press into batter.

(Season if desired)

Bake at 375degrees for 45 mins!

refinishing furniture

What can I say, I'm like my mother!

I dropped of my biannual donation at salvation army and decided to pop in for a minute just to see if there were any must haves. As soon as I walked in the door I noticed a upholstered topped chest in mustard paint, and was pleased to discover it was cedar. I love chests and am on a mission to have a collection of them in my life.

I decided with the wheels, and the condition it was in, it was a must buy, of course, but needed to be refinished.

Why wait, I apparently had energy to burn today, so I stripped the trunk and oiled it. I still need to detail inside the patterns.

Maybe my sister will help me out with an upholstered top later. ;o]