Picking is such sweet serenity.

Nowadays there isn't much that brings me inner peace, and I'm fine with that. I realize it's temporary and nothing lasts forever. I've accepted these moments so peace is not something I'm looking for. Life right now is constant movement, never resting, always trying to get ahead. Thinking anticipation, planning ahead.
But without trying I found a place where everything stands still for me. It's my place where quiet is kept.

My place is crouched down beneath the blueberry bushes, eyes wide open, scanning, looking for deep blue chalky colored blueberries. I pick and forage for them without a care. The countless interruptions from my children don't disturb my zen moments. I just love the serenity. When I'm picking I'm not thinking about the future, five minutes from now or days ahead, all I'm thinking about is those blue beauties and how it feels fingering each berry from it's branch, then dropping it into my bowl, what JOY.

Going home with a few pounds of blueberries isn't bad either.

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches!

Yeah! I went there!
When I bake I don't care about calories. I don't care about your diet, or your work out plan. I'm just trying to make you smile.
Cookies make me smile. Ice Cream makes me smile, Big Time!
Big Time smiles today!

I made these the other day, and they were so quick and easy! Sometimes I can't be bothered with measuring ingredients. Today I decided, save your energy for other things. But using this quick and easy technique made these plain Chocolate Chip Cookies outstanding.

Chocolate Chip Oreo Cookies
Adapted from Lovin from the Oven.

You don't always have to bake from scratch to have great results. Some days short cuts can be the best part of your day.

So I grabbed some quality ingredients and whipped these up.
The Oreos went into the food processor and I used a really small ice cream scoop to make little dough balls.

Then each dough ball got breaded, and rolled around in the Oreo cookie crumbs. I really smush them around in the crumbs.

Then I just baked them according to the instructions on the package.
And voila! Heaven!
Of course I had to sandwich the cookies together with some Oreo Cookie Ice cream, how could I not.
I like matching things together, I'm a little "matchy matchy poopoo," as we say at my house.