Peachey Perfect

I recently felt like God had the thumb-screws on me, until I compared notes with some dear friends.  Hello…God…why all the trials for such great folk?  Oh that’s a much longer, philosophical discussion.  I send my love to a few dear ones, you know who you are, and I pray for improvement.  In the meantime, let’s have some fun and some good food; though Dad is not his best, he asked for peach pie.  Here is the simplest one you can make:

In the grocery store you will find frozen puff pastry sheets; this brand is Pepperidge Farms; set one sheet out to defrost~

When pliable, unfold it; you can roll it a little at this stage but I don’t bother~

Pick four peaches from your local market, organic if possible, like these from Rieger Farms~

Slice the peaches onto the open pastry~

fold up the edges, as little or as much as you want, and dust with a handful of sugar~

Bake at 425 until brown~

meanwhile today, I went to Rancho Santa Fe and then back home, the roses from Laura’s visit were a little droopy~

though the entire bucket of roses cost me $20, I am getting extra miles….the petals have not browned….

so I have picked them and spread them out to dry in the sun~

where they are making wonderful rose potpourri and will mix nicely with lavender in the candle hurricanes….

I am going to have the summer party of parties in mid August.  Plans are underway and otherwise I would be completely depressed….I spent the entire last week with Dad’s Dr. visits and parents.  The party will be a welcome distraction…oh for now back to parents and tomorrow a few orders.  Soldier on….