I’ve kind of become obsessed with trees over the years. I think Christmas got me started. I don’t know what it is, but nothing makes me happier then staring at a beautifully composed Christmas tree all lit up, with a…
The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner
Everyone, meet Liz. Liz, this is everyone. Who could resist this welcome? Liz is Bear’s aunt on his dad’s side, and she is just one of my very favorite people in the world, and a huge source of inspiration to…
We Might Have Gotten Carried Away on This One
Ta Da! This cake was complicated, and I can’t say we were completely successful. But close enough. Despite the fact that at one point I got so frustrated with our dadgum royal icing that I may or may not have…
Big weekend plans
Going over my change of address card yesterday reminded me that I don’t think I’ve mentioned Bear’s new hobby. This makes a grand total of four. Me, sports, TV, and now baking. In that order. Years of watching the Food…
Pillow Trial and Error
I kind of disappeared last week because I got a bee in my bonnet. I’ve been hard at work feathering my nest in preparation for the long winter. Or in other words, trying to clear my desk off and batten…
A Crafter’s Christmas starts in July
One of my ultimate goals it to be the house on the block that everyone shakes their heads at come Christmas time. The ones that are so ridiculously over the top that people refer to us as the Griswold house.…