The rain feels appropriate today. The dark clouds that gather have been gathering in our family for awhile. I'm going back to the hospital today to visit my father...There aren't many days left for me to spend with him and I want to make sure that if his eyes open he sees a familiar face. One that says thank you for everything. Thank you for being the best, thank you for loving and taking care of me and my brother, thank you for being so amazing and funny. One that says I love you and it's okay...
I will not be taking any new jobs this month. If you are interested in booking, please contact me in March. Any existing sessions will still be honored. Thank you for understanding.
I'm on my way to the hospital to visit my dad. I think he needs some extra Valentines lovin' right now...
But first I want to wish all of you a very happy heart day, from mine to yours. Here is a shot of the cupcakes my daughter made for her classmates. The hearts are chocolate too. All her idea! (If it looks a little yellow/orange, it's because my table and walls are yellow/orange!)
Happy Valentine's!
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html
I'm two posts behind on our cake decorating classes. If you have been following these posts you know that we really have no idea what we are doing. lol BUT, we are having a blast. We love cooking and baking and I love that my daughter and I have so many things in common and have fun doing these classes together. (You can do a search on this blog for cake decorating and check out the first three posts.)
So lesson number four was a book cake. I'm not quite sure this looks like a book but we got to learn how to make roses and that was really great.
We decided to do a marble cake this time, which was fun to bake. I have also learned not to under-bake my cakes so they don't fall apart when I crumb coat them. Yea me.
Things I learned: when you carve out the middle and sides to create an open book shape, take the time to taper the edges the way a book would really fall open.
I liked having all my bags filled and the right tip connected before I started so I was ready to go. Pictured here are #104 with purple for my daughters roses, #17 for the shell border in white and the green #4 for the stems.
The pink and white roses are mine. I tried to recreate my favorite rose, the Double Delight.
Here's my daughter's finished cake with edible sprinkles. The instructor had us make a book mark down the middle... not sure about that but we learned some great techniques.
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/01/cake-decorating-101-4-of-8.html
In honor of National Hug Day, I've enclosed my favorite You Tube Video ever.
Happy Friday... go hug someone!
http://karenard.com/blog/2011/01/national-hug-day.html
I just wanted to share this stunning sunrise I saw from my bedroom window this morning. I hope your day is filled with beauty.
