I just got back from spending a rainy long weekend in glorious Forster. Having “rainy” and “glorious” in the same sentence seems odd, but these days weather is the least of things that could take my joy away! We were so blessed to have been invited by some precious friends to stay with them […]
Last week, I decided that I would make some cupcakes for my first Writer’s Club meeting, which was scheduled for Saturday at my place. The basic aim of our meetings is to get together once a month to encourage one another in our various creative endeavours. We found that some of us love writing, some […]
Every year, my whole family takes some time out to go on a holiday together. When I say “whole” family, I mean the ones who can make it at the time. Along with my gorgeous husband and two precious children, my “whole family” comprises of Mum, my uncle and aunt, brothers and sisters with partners, […]
This week could have been a little bit of a let-down, as my cake decorating course is over, but I don’t see it that way at all. Instead, I am so excited about continuing my journey of self-discovery and healing, and look forward to sharing whatever I find as I go along. After all, sharing […]
I was thrilled that today, my last lesson, was ending with actual cupcake decorating! It was the pinnacle of the course for me. In the midst of my excitement though, there was a slight hint of concern as the teacher detailed exactly what we were about to embark on. She explained that we were making […]
Today’s lesson was very exciting, as we were to complete our cake from last week. I arrived to find that my icing had set beautifully. So I had started off really well, but could I finish with a bang? I hoped so! What began with a small dab of soft icing….
Today, in my cake decorating course, it was the first of a two part lesson on icing and decorating a fruit cake. I know some people (like my husband and kids) don’t like fruit cake, but I love it. So when I get to bring it home, I’ll eat the fruit cake part and they’ll […]
Today was the fourth lesson of my cake decorating course, and the plan was to learn how to create some more flowers from icing. After making the beautiful handmade roses last week, I was wondering how much better it could get. I arrived in class to find a magical bouquet sitting on the table, which […]
I awoke this morning to find that it was wet and freezing outside. And if it was freezing where I live, I knew it was going to be even more freezing in Camden where my cake decorating course is held. But I wasn’t going to miss it for anything – rain, hail or even snow! […]
Today was the second lesson in my cake decorating course. The name of the technique we were learning was “floodwork”. Below is a photo of “Bart”, which was created by the teacher as an example of what we were aspiring to. He’s meant to go on top of a cake of course. My facial expression, […]