This post is not a tutorial, but rather some backstory of a cookie that was very emotional for me to create. At a future date (and different design), I hope to share the main technique used to create this piece. It's December, 1985. I'm nine years old and in the fourth grade. A visitor informs my family that my brother's great friend -a boy who was like a brother to me and whom I had known all of my life- had been killed in a plane crash on his return home from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Desert. He was a member of the US Army, specifically in the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. All passengers on board, including 248 soldiers and 8 crew, were killed. To this day, it remains one of the deadliest air disasters in American military history. The definitive cause of the crash is still unknown. Was it due to weather? An onboard explosion? Was it terrorism? Look for yourself- Google "Arrow Air flight 1285". It's still being talked about, over 30 years later. It was the first loss of someone close in my life. Not only was it a loss, but it was a tragic loss. Reports of the accident were on the news, in the newspaper. It was tough for me as young girl to wrap her head around the loss. A book was even written about my big "brother" David, as his life as a young kid was as tragic as his death. His death completely shaped how I handle (or rather struggle with) death to this day. That's where my faith steps in. I thank God that I can sometimes channel emotions to create pieces like this.
It helps me to heal. It helps me to remember. It helps me to honor.
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AuthorI'm Amy. Wife, Mom, former science teacher- and now full time cookie baker on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Pull up a chair and we create! I'll bring the coffee- maybe Mike (The Cookie Widower) will make it for us. Archives
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