Showing posts with label sister j. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sister j. Show all posts

Happy Birthday Sister J







Sister J (who lives in the Tall-Small House) is mumble mumble years old today!



Happy Birthday Sis! Fabiola made you a cake.





For those of you keeping track, I, Fabiola took a few liberties with the posting date. Fabiola started the cake on sister J's actual birthday, but spent most of the evening pursuing Mary inspired drudgery it wasn't until today that Mary allowed Fabiola to finish it.




Yes, Fabiola faked the date on the post. You will have that with Fabiola; time is irrelevant when you are a figment.


Tall Small House?

Last entry – I, Fantastic Fabiola, mentioned Sister J. Now, Fabiola realizes that you, Darlings and Sister J have not been properly introduced. Of course you know that she lives near Austin, Texas and that she lives in the Tall, Small House (that sounds like an interesting place, now doesn’t it?).


Sister J, like Fabiola, is very beautiful and very tall only taller. Sister J is the one with chickens running loose on the patio. From time to time darlings! Sister J also has kids. Apparently, combine children and chickens and you get great stories and chickens running loose on the patio, when the armadillo or the rattlesnake aren’t there. (The rattlesnake wasn’t there very long – we won’t go into it, the rattlesnake lost.) Regardless, Sister J, is ever so slightly younger than Fabiola, and wonderful and fun and …

Where was Fabiola? Oh, the Tall Small House! When Sister J and her husband bought the place it was just a tiny house out in the wilds of Texas. Everything was normal height, but as the house was under renovation, it wasn’t much to move everything up several inches. Counters, cupboards, and stairs were set taller by a few inches than is standard. Everything was taller than standard because the gals in Fabiola’s family are just not standard issue. ::Fabiola sighs dramatically:: Of course Darlings, you can’t help it, Fabiola doesn’t hold it against you. Tall Small House, children, chickens there is so much more but one can’t put it all in one post. So for now,


Darlings, meet Sister J – Sister J, meet everyone.

Mom's Corn Casserole

Mary's sister J (a splendid funny beautiful and well organized gal) who -- ALSO!! -- happens to be the source the inspiration for the Fabiola "look". NO! Sister J does not wear a beehive do (although she would look lovely in one -- who wouldn't?)! Sister J, long ago would write letters -- you remember, paper, pen, stamp, ------ envelope. The envelopes! The fabiolaness of it all! Sister J would draw a happy beehive hairdo, cat's eye glasses woman waving hello from the front and back of the envelope. Fabiola thanks sister J for being inspiring!

Where was Fabiola? Oh, sister J forwarded this recipe for Mom's Corn Casserole, because Mary had lost it, somewhere. Now it is here.

Mom's Corn Casserole

2 eggs
1c. sour cream
1/2 c. melted butter
16 oz. can whole corn (drained)
16. oz. creamed corn
1 10 oz. box Jiffy corn bread mix (substitute if no mix-1c. flour, 1c. cornmeal, 1/4c. sugar, 4tsp.baking powder, 3/4 tsp. salt)
Cheddar cheese grated (to taste)


Melt butter in large bowl, mix in all the rest of ingredients.
Bake uncovered 50 min. in 350 degree oven.
Sprinkle with cheese and bake 10- 15 min. more