Apple Pie

My little friends Edee (ID) & Posey came over and helped harvest apples and make a pie yesterday. We used a basic pie crust recipe, but added 2 table spoons of ground almonds and a bit of honey. This is the first time I made a woven top. here is a video on how to do it.
http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Making-a-Lattice-Top-Pie-Video/Detail.aspx.
The girls enjoyed eating the dough more than any other part and I even caught them eating flour.

bulletin board

This Bulletin board came with the house and had hippie fabric covering it. We had to remove it, but never got around to re-covering it. I got some fabric from Stone Mountain & Daughter and stapled it on. Easy and looks much better.

Balance

This summer while in downstate Illinois, we stayed with Karen's good friend Lorelei. She is an amazing blacksmith ( www.blacksmithchic.com) and a cool gal. She made this piece especially for me & I knew I had to put it above my desk. There is some debate ( karen vs. me) about whether or not to center on the wall or to center above the desk, and whether or not to hang it so the word or the leaves are balanced. There's a lot of pressure with the word balance to have it well -balanced. Since it is mine I have it as I think it looks & feels best. Here are the before & after photos, I painted a rectangle to frame the art.