An Interview Over Pie and Coffee

Ingredients for sour orange pie!

Stevie Wren interviewed me today! She posted an interview she had with Willow, and then asked if any of her readers would like to participate. I accepted Stevie's invitation, and thought it would be nice to make a dessert for Stevie's visit. You may have noticed that I've had an orange theme going the last few days, and thought that a sour orange pie would be a nice surprise.

Florida cook books from my collection. Yummy stuff!

I browsed through my collection of Florida cookbooks, and found the recipe in my copy of Keys Cuisine. I don't have a recipe for sour orange pie, but the Key Lime pie recipe in the cookbook is what I use. I substitute sour orange juice for key lime juice and the rest of the recipe is exactly the same. I'll share the recipe tomorrow after I take a picture of a slice of pie. It's cooling in the refrigerator.

A pie that's worth the effort!

So, after Stevie and I talked a while and enjoyed the freshly made pie, we got down to business.

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These are the questions Stevie asked, and the answers I supplied:

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1. You have a wonderful sense of humor. ( Thank you, Stevie!) Please name a comic that makes you bust out in belly laughter. What is it about his or her brand of humor that you attracts you?

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The late Gilda Radner is my all time favorite. I loved the way she could lose herself completely in those riotous characters of hers, especially Roseanne Roseannadanna. She was those characters. When Rosanne showed up on the screen I'd start laughing just because she was there. I think I herniated my tonsils a few times from laughing so hard. Gilda's energy, enjoyment of her characters and her humor were what I loved about her.

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2. Name 3 words, besides I love you, which have had the most influence on your life.

You are accepted....

In my professional life I was a goal setter. I've had many huge disappointments, but I've also had many happy occasions where I actually achieved the goal I set out to get. Promotions, new jobs, transfers, awards and a college degree. The acceptance into whatever goal that was always inspired me to set another challenge for myself and also to savor the moment knowing that it wasn't just handed over to me. I set out on paper what I would do, followed the plan and got the reward in the end.
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3. What is your favorite genre of books and who is your favorite author?

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I read a lot and no particular genre. What I don't read are self help books (which explains a lot) and romance novels. I usually have two or three books going at a time. I just finished So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz ( who also wrote Drowning Ruth which I highly recommend). I'm reading Dashiel Hammett's Maltese Falcon and Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen.

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If I have to choose just one author as my all time favorite it would be Eudora Welty.

4. What historical conversation would you liked to have attended as a fly on the wall and why.

I would have attended the Yalta Conference and listened while Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin discussed Europe's postwar reorganization and the re-establishment of nations conquered by Germany. I would like to have had the opportunity to listen in on just how these leaders planned to manage this incredible task of putting things back where they belonged after the ravages of that war.

5. I read on your blog that you are one of seven children. How do you think growing up in a big family shaped you as an adult.

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I could talk for a month on this subject, but in a nutshell, I learned to share, I learned patience, the importance of Independence and how nice it is to be all by myself once in a while. I still to this day revel in alone time. A hermit at heart. My place in the family and how I was treated/felt as though I was being treated presented me with the opportunity to cull many good qualities but at the same time instilled a need for constant reaffirmation of my self worth.

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That's it! Finish your pie, Stevie I'm finished talking. Thank you for the challenging questions!

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Alright, readers, would you like me to interview you?

If you do, here are the rules:

1. Leave me a comment saying, "Interview me."

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2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. (I get to pick the qluestions).

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3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.

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4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.

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5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.