Mark and his wife have three horses and two dogs. Here they are celebrating Mark's birthday in the paddock...or on top of a chocolate ...

Vanilla birthday cake for Sean who not only loves train travel, he's also a miniature train collector!

 I've wanted to make a chainsaw cake for Richard for a few years now but always chickened out! But this year, I finally bit the b...

 Okay, anytime can be kitten time. I found these little guys in a friend's garage. She didn't want them and I feared they'd gr...

Mark's has two dogs -- Coco, a maltipoo and Carlos a shih-tzu. Here are their likenesses in buttercream icing, wishing him a happy bir...

I've been away from my blog but after a bit of time off, I'm BACK! Don't think I'll be blogging every day because frankly...

I got a notice that I've used up all my space for this blog...so...not sure what I'll do next. Please stay tuned!

I was in Hawkesbury last weekend where they had an event for kids for Halloween. But behind the picnic tables set up for painting were pum...

Richard got this amazing photo of a hummingbird last month in Berkeley, California while we were waiting for the bus. I'm not sure w...

Crayon, who lives at my vet's office, was ready to wish everyone a Happy Halloween.

Hurricane Sandy was rolling into the east coast while here in Dunvegan the full moon --t this one called the Hunter's Moon -- was risi...

What better way to stay warm than a purring blanket made of cats: Oreo, Nutmeg and Cookie. We're all going to hunker down for Hurrican...

 Natalie, Barb, Tristan and Sophie (the dogs) and I headed out on a nice, warmish fall day to do some sketching.  Once we got to the b...

1993-2012. You were a true friend who always delivered the goods and scrubbed every trace of gravy off every plate. Solid and reliable fri...