Here's Matzo Man in May 2013, after having spent the winter of 2012-13 outside in my barn. He was so shy that it took four months to b...

 This lovely Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly was flitting around my lilacs yesterday.  Upon closer inspection, it must've h...

 This sweet little fellow sat outside my window the other day so I could get a good look at him. Luckily, he didn't move for a ...

 Our little vacation took us to Jim Thorpe, PA where everything was in bloom.  A blue train and pink crab-apple blossoms paired wel...

My friend Scott emailed me this beaver emoticon and asked me to make a cake based on it. You see, he and his girlfriend Ailen text messag...

 My big old barn has to be torn down.  It's bowing out at one and and leaning on my house!  I've had several people c...

Time for their annual needles, all three cats got checkups last week. Oreo gained a few ounces but otherwise is in tiptop shape. It...

I have a potluck supper to attend tonight and I thought I'd experiment. I made a triple layer chocolate cake and into the batter I add...

I made this cake for a friend's daughter who turned Sweet 16 over the weekend. Apparently, she's crazy for polka dots.

 We have had a few warm days in the double digits (Celsius) but we're back to very cold nights and just sorta coolish days.  Th...

I'm invited to lunch and am bringing dessert. What better than cupcakes to celebrate spring. Edible moss, chocolate pebbles, fondant f...

 I love spring and from time-to-time, I'm asked to make spring cupcakes.  I love all the possibilities!  It seems to be a...

 On a warm day last weekend we decided to put 4 taps in two maple trees to get some sap. After the second day, I got 5 cups of maple ...

Love this pic I snapped of Matzo Man and Cookie sharing a sun puddle on a cold afternoon this week.