Wildflour Bakery Anchorage, Alaska- Guest Blog
My wish is you get to Anchorage Alaska and taste Wildflour Bakery pies. Although I am back in the lower 48 today I have some more Alaska posts.
When visiting friends in Homer Alaska, we met some very nice people in their interesting home that our host had helped build.
The first thing they did was offer us pie and coffee. Who could resist?
Three types of apple pie. As we sampled a sliver of each type, we talked about the excellent flavor and crust (one gluten- free) and then I learned about the pie creator, Wildflour Bakery Owner Olivia Allen of Anchorage. Although I took a few photos of the pie (see below) I wanted to know more.
Meet bakery owner Olivia Allen- photograph by Julia Bevins, I asked Julia if she would like to be guest blogger! What a great photo.
Then I called Olivia. She returned my call just as we were entering our departing flight but emailed me more photos and information about Wildflour Bakery. Here is her blog link Look into the World See Olivia’s watercolor illustrations and follow her on Instagram Wildflour Bakery Handcrafted pies and galettes made with foraged wild berries, organic ingredients and lots of love 🌸
Olivia writes-
Wildflour Bakery uses locally sourced and foraged wild berries, herbs, flowers and backyard honey to craft beautiful and sweet treats with creative flair.
Each pie or galette is handcrafted with the intention of highlighting the Alaskan spirit of our wild spaces, near and far.
Beautifully photographed by Julia Bevins.
Gallery of photos below , sent to me by Olivia
Here are my pie photos so you see why I needed Olivia to send me some more.
And here is her artwork. I love the part about “serve generous slices.” Yes!!
We fairly well decimated the pies! You can see why I needed more photos to create this blog post as you look at my three photos I took at the kitchen table.
A few years ago I featured friend and pie judge Rob Bard.on National Pie Day. I know he would have enjoyed the pies.
Cleveland National Air Show – Guest Blog
Guest blog by my son-in-law James
Cleveland National Airshow at the Burke Lakefront Airport
“My cousin Troy is ranked a CW3 Warrant officer. He was in Afghanistan for a year, Kuwait for a year, and Germany flying around generals and other dignitaries for 3 years. He is an 18 year army vet and has been a part of the Golden Knights for 1.5 years”….James
Cousins Troy and James and Charles and The Golden Knights
The Navy Blue Angels
He Spotted a Fox on North Carolina Beach
My good friend and blog follower Bill is on the beat. Again. This time in OIB NC. (That’s Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina.)
This morning he sent me a photo. (He won the caption contest at the local paper recently- got in the newspaper Without dying or getting arrested post.
Since I was on jury duty today all day, it felt good to know I had a guest blogpost at the ready! Thanks Bill. See his photograph below.
And the coincidence is I’d just watched the new version of The Little Prince and was reminded of my favorite quotation.
“Goodbye,” said the fox. “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” “What is essential is invisible to the eye,” the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember.
Throwback Rhubarb Cake Recipe Success
Guest blogger Kristin used this old recipe from my mother’s recipe box.
I posted about my old Throwback Recipe Blog which I abandoned but 62 El Salvadorians found recently. No one else seems to be able to access it. I was able to screenshot the post of the Rhubarb Cake Recipe. I don’t even know who Beth Boettner is/was.
Rhubarb. You either love it or not.
I suggested butter for shortening and Kristin doubled the rhubarb to 3 cups She texted her photos to me.
Here’s the cake! Looks moist.
Here is her husband Rick enjoying the cake.
Verdict? Delicious!
Love the candid. Thanks Kristin (and Rick)
Would vanilla ice cream or a bit of cream complement the taste? Hmmmmmm
Here’s the old blog address. Throwback Recipes Blog Let me know if you can get to it
My Friend wrote “I made the papers without dying or getting arrested!”
He got my attention!
(Anyone who knows Bill McCafferty will get it)
He texted me this photo first and wrote-
“Go ahead. Ask me where I got this!”
Our local paper is Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hmmmm I had no idea, Bill.
Then he sends photo #2.
Check out Third Place
A winner of the caption contest 293.
Artist of the cartoon-Stacy Inherst
click Stacy Innerst Website to check out his illustrations
Congratulations Bill. Very exciting. So glad you are alive and not in jail.
24 Inch Ice Cream Cone, Guest Blog
Waiting for recycle truck pick-up, New York City. Sent by my sister 7-4-16 via cell phone.
What a great find. Thanks, Mary.
McCloud Mountain- LaFollette,Tennessee. Guest Blog
My son Mark sent me this panorama of McCloud Mountain in LaFollette, Tennessee.
The Cumberland Mountains are a section of the Appalachian Mountains.
How about this road sign?
Click for History of LaFollette founded by brothers Harvey and Grant LaFollette in 1890.
I found another blogger’s post with a YouTube video of McCloud Mountain to give you another view. (Click for McCloud Mountain post and video)
Guest Blog-Wordless Wednesday
Thanks for sending this wonderful Wordless Wednesday photograph, Shannon.
Lost Toy NYC
My sister sent me this photo she took with her phone.
A little sock monkey, from the lost toy basket.
You know how I feel about sock monkeys.
Thanks Mary
And here are a few sock monkey pics from old blog posts. Just last December we went to the sock monkey museum in Rockford, Illinois
And Click for Sock monkey brothers post
Below the Sock Monkey Museum in Rockford Illinois
Charles as sock monkey 
Swedish Pancakes and Sock monkeys 
Florida Birds Guest Blog
Marlene sent me these Florida birds this morning
“Seen while snow birding at the Savannas Campground in Ft. Pierce which is surrounded by marsh lands. There are so many beautiful birds to observe from egrets to sand hill cranes but my favorite is the great blue heron. It is the largest heron in North America. They were always alone standing near the marshes.”
-Marlene
Sylvia’s Posts at Another Day in Paradise 2 blog came to mind – Click here to see her GBH
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