My new assistant

As I've mentioned before, earlier this year, one of my cats took ill and passed away. After mourning what I thought was an acceptable amount of time, I adopted a kitten in July. Actually, Julian was driving me nuts; he was so lonely and clingy, I figured a new friend would help things out. They've finally settled into their new relationship and get along as well as an 11 year old fat kitty and a 4 month old kitten can.

Meet Bert.


He's my new baking assistant. He loves to "help".

Apologies and Dewey News

First and foremost, I need to apologize for my complete lack of posting for the last 6 months. Loosing Mustardseed was completely unexpected and spun me so much I can't even describe it. Well, I tried to, but never posted what I wrote because it seemed to self-indulgent. I really wrote it for me anyway. Long story short (too late, I know), he was a very special cat and Julian & I miss him terribly.

On to the good stuff... it's Dewey Donation time again! If you're unaware of the program, go check it out. They are really making a difference and every little bit helps. I loved going through the wishlists and picking out the books to donate. It felt like holiday shopping! But time is running out - the drive ends on Monday, so act fast!

Other news... Bakerella's book finally arrived and I'm feeling very inspired. I've got quite a few events coming up and I can't wait to start making cute cake pops. I even stopped for supplies today and spent entirely too much money. Pictures and descriptions of my attempts are guaranteed.

I'll be spending Thanksgiving with my grandmother, so I'm sure I'll be put to work on her Christmas cookies. I'm even going to bring her another new recipe, since she liked the Snickerdoodles I made when I visited her earlier this summer. I can't believe she'd never had a Snickerdoodle before!

Thanks for all of your patience and I'll try to not have such a large gaps between posts next time. Happy baking!