“But when you speak to her, her eyes light up / the music spills right into your cup / it’s so abrupt and it’s so concise / there are pies on a carousel… / half a slice!”
There has been so much talk of apple pie and finally, Yolanda and I made our first attempt. Results weren’t earth shattering, I’ll confess, but it was definitely pie and there were definitely apples inside. That’s more than I can say for my last 18 months of dessert consumption, so I ain’t complaining.
Also, for those interested, the solution to our lumayan pie was obvious: More sugar, more butter. (Don’t it always seem to go?)
Me: (Resting chin on kitchen table) Whatcha dooooin’?
Yolanda: Oh, I’m texting Kris.
Me: (Turns around) Isn’t he just in the other room??
Yolanda: Haha, yeah, but we always do like this.
Me: Does he want some pie?
Yolanda: That’s exactly what he just said! He would also like (squints at phone) a cup of tea.
Me: (Turns toward room where Kris is sitting) (Amused expression)
Yolanda: What. You want me to make you a cup too??
(We had a little excess dough and I asked Yolanda’s 7-year-old to make me something with it).
Julie in Indonesia 