Dads:
Every morning, my dad would have me looking in the mirror and repeat, ‘Today is going to be a great day; I can, and I will.’ (Gina Rodriguez)
Happy Father’s Day! Isn’t it fun to celebrate our dads whether they are still with us or not. And I love the quote that shows Rodriguez’s dad believed in positive thinking. I can’t imagine my dad doing anything like that. He was a country farm boy who could work algebra problems in his head. He always got the right answers, but he didn’t have all those steps the teacher wanted on our papers. He had a sense of adventure and headed across country to Oregon on his motorcycle the day after he turned twenty-one. That was in 1931. But the most important thing, for me, about my dad was that he loved me and my sisters. He provided for us. Taught us the value of work and the perseverance to finish a job even if it was one we didn’t like doing. He was a good dad.
Mystery Picture Game
I promised a new mystery picture game, so up top is the first mystery picture this time. Can you guess what it is? The way the game goes is you leave a comment with your guess or a comment saying you have no idea or for fun you can guess something crazy. Right or wrong or simply puzzled gets you entered in a drawing for your choice of one of my books plus a grab bag book by another Christian author. Oh, and it is more fun if you guess first and read everybody else’s comments later.
I’ll post five mystery pictures in the next couple of weeks (if I can come up with that many.) Deadline to enter will be July 3, 2017 at midnight EST. I’ll pick three winners by random drawing and contact the winners via e-mail before I reveal the winners’ first names here on my blog July 5th. The contest is open all over 18. No purchases or actions, other than the comment, are required, but of course I’d love it if you signed up for my newsletter or followed my blog here. But that won’t get you an extra entry or anything. However, each time you make a guess on a new mystery picture, you get another entry in the drawing. Is that all clear as mud? I hope it’s clearer than the mystery picture anyway. I never know if I’ve found a good mystery photo or not until the guesses start coming in. Sometimes you all guess it easy as pie and sometimes you don’t have a clue.
Pie
Speaking of pie – we were, weren’t we? I promised Karen I’d share my low cal diabetic pie recipe. I stirred a few raspberries in this one and that’s why there are purple splotches. I think the time I made it and added sliced strawberries was better. But here goes with the basic recipe.
Pineapple Cream Pie
Ingredients:
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
1 (1 ounce) pkg sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix (4 serving size)
1 cup sour cream (low fat works fine)
1 graham cracker pie crust (9 inch)
1 (8 ounce) carton whipped topping (low fat or fat free works fine)
Directions: Mix all ingredients until well combined. (The recipe says to drain the pineapple, but I don’t. It still works.)
Spoon mixture into graham cracker crust. (I sometimes use 2 of the 8-inch crusts) Spread whipped topping on top of pie. (I don’t do that and I don’t use a whole carton of the whipped topping in the pie. I just spoon some in until I think it’s good.
As you may note, I’m an independent cook who doesn’t always follow the recipe.) But then chill until serving. Last of all, enjoy. I’m not pre-diabetic the way my husband is and I love my sweets, but this pie still hits the spot for me. Of course there is some sugar in the graham cracker crust and the whipped topping, so if you are on a very strict diabetic diet, this pie might not be for you. But if you think it sounds good, you can be like me and experiment. It would probably be good in parfait glasses although not as good as with the graham cracker crusts. I like those graham cracker crusts.
Oh, and then it says to serve and enjoy!
Thanks so much for reading. Hope you all had a blessed Father’s Day. Now put your thinking caps on and guess what that picture is.
Comments 67
My guess is like many others. But I’ll say a flower with dew.
Author
Dewdrops can enhance the beauty of a flower, Pat. That could be it or maybe not. We shall see. Thanks for playing.
I’m going to guess rose petals?
Author
Good guess, Christi, and one that agrees with several others. So we shall see if I was mysterious enough or not mysterious enough when I reveal the rest of the picture on Wednesday.
The picture looks like crystal candy dish and the pie sounds yummy.
Author
Now if we just had some chocolates in that crystal candy dish, things would be even better, Sue. Thanks for guessing and playing my mystery photo game. And yes, the pie is definitely yummy. I bought some no sugar cheese cake pudding the other day. I’m wondering how it would taste using that instead of vanilla. Hmm…
I think it might be a purse or tote bag,
Author
And you could be right, Ola. I like your guess and always enjoy seeing your comments here.
Dew drops on a rose is my guess.
Author
If every guess was a rose, I’d have a beautiful bouquet by now, Brenda. Thanks for playing my mystery photo game. Come Wednesday we’ll see if you and the others who think rose are right.
i believe its a double rose colored rose with the morning dew kissing the tender petals
Author
Very poetic, Shirley. Love the description and the guess. As to whether it’s right, you’ll have to wait until Wednesday to see the “rest of the picture.”
I think it may be a rose that you took a picture of on one of your early morning walks.
Author
That’s a good guess, Connie, and it could be right. I do take some early morning walks at times with my phone camera at ready. We’ll see on Wednesday.
A pretty pink rose? I’m praying for you all and Oscar. Our dogs are so loved.
Author
Thank you for your prayers, Margie. Oscar isn’t doing well. His leg is much worse and he’s struggling to move around. But today he’s enjoying the cooler weather out under our pine tree. I think he got under there so I couldn’t make him try to eat or come in the house. I’m hoping he’ll find a more accessible spot before I want to make him come inside tonight. Oh, and thanks for playing my mystery photo game.
A pretty pink rose? I’m praying for you all and Oscar. Our dogs are so loved,
A close up of a slice of a Valentine’s Day Cake, perhaps? 🙂
Author
That’s a fun guess, Emily, and who knows? It could be right. The mystery goes on – until Wednesday. 🙂
Lace edged hankerchief
Author
I remember when every woman had a pretty hankie in her purse or pocket, Stella. I used to play with my aunt’s fancy handkerchiefs when I was a little girl.
I’m guessing dewdrops on a rose. I love your mystery pictures even when I have absolutely no clue what they are!
Author
So glad you enjoy playing my mystery photo game, Amy. I have fun trying to trick you all too. Sometimes I do. Sometimes I don’t. Not saying which way it is this time. At least not yet. The suspense needs to grow a bit. LOL.
It looks like the edging to lace.
I can’t wait to see who guesses correctly.
Author
Fun to have you stop by with a guess, Jeanne, and that’s a good guess. Might be right. Might not be. We shall see on Wednesday. I need to come up with something new and mysterious before then for picture number 2.
Could it be a pretty ruffle doily?
Author
It could be, Evelyn. I have some of those my grandmother and great aunts made. They did some elaborate needlework. I do well to sew a straight seam. You’ll have to check back Wednesday night to see if your guess is right.
The little beads on the edge have me puzzled, but I’m going to guess a cake decoration rose. Hubs says it’s bubble wrap insulation. Your pie sounds yummy…you could crumble up that graham cracker crust into the parfait glasses. 😉
Author
Both interesting guesses, Robin. Do you like to pop the bubbles in that bubble wrap? We’ve threatened to give the grandkids a box of it for Christmas because they have so much fun making it pop. 🙂 You’re right about crumbling the crust in the parfait glasses for that pie recipe. I also thought about layering it with fruit or just poking a couple of those yummy graham cracker sticks in the top like straws. But so far I’ve only made it in a pie.
If I get something wrapped in bubble wrap, I still can’t resist popping them. 🙂
Either a rose with drops of water on it or a sugar rose with sugar crystals.
Author
That seems to be a popular guess, Meagan. Hmm, wonder if it’s right? We’ll find out on Wednesday. Thanks for playing my mystery photo game.
Moisture bubbles on fragrant pink fleur with the sun glancing off its delicate petals causing parts in shadow in the early morn. Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
Author
Wow, Kathleen, I’m not saying you’re right, but you certainly painted a beautiful and poetic picture in your answer. Makes us all hope you’re right. 🙂
I was also thinking rose with dew droplets.
Author
Thanks for adding your guess, Lisa. Hope all went well for you last week.
I’m guessing it’s a sugar frosting rose on a cake 🙂
By the way, I was so sorry to read last week about your losing Oscar. I wanted to comment at the time, but my Internet connection that day was the pits.
Author
Got your guess. Always good to hear from you, Margaret, and yes, the news on Oscar is not good. He’s still making it and was doing better last week and then on Saturday he got worse. He’s have much more difficulty moving now. I’m going to have to make that hard decision to let him go much sooner than I wanted. Right now he’s outside enjoying the beautiful morning.
I’m not sure at all what this photo is, but I will guess it’s a rose with the morning dew clinging to it.
Author
Thanks for guessing, Susan. And you could be right or perhaps you could be wrong. I’ll post the rest of the picture on Wednesday and then it will be very clear what it is. Always good to hear from you.