{"id":110983,"date":"2022-10-23T07:23:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T12:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=110983"},"modified":"2022-10-23T07:27:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T12:27:05","slug":"seven-on-sunday-343","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/23\/seven-on-sunday-343\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone.Hope you are doing well and having a wonderful weekend. This has been scheduled ahead of time, so hoping it posts on time.\u00a0 I have been in Virginia the last week again as my mom is now under hospice care. Perhaps the greatest gift we can give my mom is her being in the comfort of her home surrounded by the love of my father, my sister and myself.<\/p>\n

There is no where else I could possibly be right now and as utterly devastating as this journey is, I do not want to see my mother suffer any longer. Alzheimer’s is the cruelest disease I have ever seen and\u00a0 to anyone who has been touched by it in any way, understands this. Alzheimer’s previous to this was just another health term, but meant little to me. To have our family ravaged by it, has been profoundly life changing.\u00a0 It is beyond anything I can possibly explain but this level of pain and grief I did not know was possible.<\/p>\n

I feel so lucky to have hit the family jackpot for the parents I have.They gave me the love and nurturing that I needed to grow and have passed those qualities down to my own boys. So much of my mother is in me. As my mothers hands were the first I held when I came to life, I want my hands to return the favor as she leaves us. Excruciatingly difficult but I would have it no other way.<\/p>\n

Sorry for the sad opening, just a slice of my life lately. I do not know what the next few weeks hold, so we take it day by day for now.\u00a0 I have some blog posts planned ahead of time but if you see the blogging slowing down for a bit, you will know why. Though truthfully the blogging aspect is very cathartic for me, so work on it in windows of time. I wanted to share what is happening, as many of you have written me since my Instagram post, the outpouring of love and support has been beyond anything I could have imagined.<\/p>\n

Onward to happier subjects, this post……<\/p>\n

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1 A TOUCH OF FALL<\/strong> I think you might be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t love a just out of the oven warm apple pie. Made these a few years ago and was hoping to do them again this fall. I may try to make them for my dad as apple pie is the ultimate comfort food. I took these small ramekins, cut up 6 apples into wedges, 2 pats of butter, brown sugar and about 1\/2 cup of oats. Took ready made pie crust and lined the ramekin then used these darling leave cutouts from Sur La Table to create these adorable leaf mini pies.
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2 A DELICIOUS AND EASY TOMATO SOUP<\/strong> Yes, food subjects two in\u00a0 a row because it’s fall and its the comfort food season of eating! Lately,\u00a0 in the small windows of time I have been home, I have taken comfort in comfort foods one of them being an old fashioned pot of tomato and basil soup. I added my favorite sandwich, fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil on a lightly toasted sour dough bread. This simple but satisfying meal made many a rough day just a little better, and definitely tastier.
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  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss together the tomatoes, 1\/4 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in 1 layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.<\/li>\n
  2. In an 8-quart stockpot over medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the butter, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade. Taste for seasonings. Serve hot or cold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    3 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST <\/strong>So many beautiful and\u00a0 inspiring pictures to love this weekend. Despite going through such a hard time, seeking the beauty is very important and healing for me….
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    4 A WONDERFUL HOUSE TOUR\u00a0 <\/strong>I am a fan of Mark Sike’s elegant and timeless style. Own all of his books and seem to always be drawn to his interiors which embody classic design with a more modern, updated touch. This is a fun tour of his elegant and welcoming home.
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