These aren't the best photos of eagles, but - EAGLES! Wah! We spotted them over the Hocking River as we headed out for a family hike, yesterday morning. It was a great way to spend my birthday.
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Our Thursdays are busy, so some of it was spent doing the things we usually do - Hip Hop for Eliza, and art class for Ani. My friend Molly is leading some "art principles" classes for a handful of friends, and I got to participate in this one. It was so much fun - good therapy for a Thursday night.
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They were working on replacement collages, focusing on faces and figures, and talking about taking objects out of context: spoons for hair, petals for clothing, plate of spaghetti for an eye...
...and then, a party! Molly's son, N. and husband spent the week researching and planning and making a mushroom cake for me! I felt so special and honored. Not only did it look amazing, but it was gluten-free and tasted so good!
I asked them for some more photos that might better convey the work that went into this piece of art...It rested on a bed of moss (chocolate and dried greens) and it even had gills. I am so impressed, grateful and LUCKY to have friends who love me like this.
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| photo by J. Weber |
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| Gills. photo by J. Weber |
Loved. I feel loved.
That cake is perfect!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't help but giggle at the pic of the kids looking at the cake!! They looked horrified, as if it's going to explode any minute!! But yipes! What an undertaking - and a sweet gesture to a special friend. Wish I had been there to celebrate - and to have a taste of the cake!
ReplyDeleteWhat is that cake made out of? Is it fungus or just the imitation of one?!
ReplyDeleteGreat question!!! It was a gluten-free yellow cake, with butter cream frosting (the bottom part) and sweet-potato cocoa frosting (the browns). I am usually a bit skeptical of gluten free desserts and just skip them, but this was moist and delicious!! (and HI!!!)
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