So last year around the last day of November we all had a little discussion about Advent calendars and how to make them and ideas for them, etc. The trouble was, the discussion left everyone about 30 minutes at a very busy time of year to try to crank something out. This year, I […]

Hallo! I’ve missed you all. We spent last week on the Oregon coast. Just a blast. Soon will post pics. Lovely wedding today (my husband officiated) and tomorrow a.m. we begin two services. So I just can’t stay up late and try to write much tonight. And, to top it off, my computer refuses […]

I don’t think I have made pretzels since my own childhood, and I never really felt like trying again. However, Daphne is a dedicated pretzel fan, and the jar of pretzels at our house was empty. Lina and Daphne were ready to run out to Winco to get more, and I told them we didn’t […]

So, although July is not the best time for working with pastry, it must be done. What else would we put all the homemade ice cream on?

Today we had our sweet cousin Ameera over to play and busted out the golden oldie of paper plate hats. What can’t you do with a glue gun, pipe cleaners, some splashy ribbon and enormous paper flowers? After the initial tea party in the fairy palace we turned the fairy hats into fairy belts so […]