It was a perfect day to be in the woods for a picnic. December 24, 2015 and 17C. What?? First order of the day? Eggnog! W...

And here they are...this year's Christmas cookies.  Merry Christmas to ewe and ewe and ewe!

I did these fun cookies for a Christmas cookie exchange a few years back. They remind me of the old skit "Mr. Bill" on Saturday ...

 I love baking...mostly cakes but sometimes I make cookies too.  These are from my sister's famous whipped shortbread cookie recip...

My friend, and former next-door-neighbour Barb turned 80 today and we helped celebrate by joining her  husband and daughter from L.A. w...

 On Facebook, my sister challenged me to post a nature photo for seven days. No pets allowed. I have so many I didn't know where to sta...

 When this little soul showed up in my barn in 2013, I had to feed him!  He was shy and beautiful. In the fall of that year, I got him ...

Last night, there was a black-tie fundraiser dinner held in support of our local hospital. I was asked to make two cakes for the cake auct...

I made a cake for my cousin and my boyfriend, both cat lovers and both named Richard.  It was a so-called "naked cake" ...

 One of the county correspondents at our local newspaper, The Glengarry News , retired this week.  The News had a small get-together f...

My first ever drum cake! This carrot cake fed 40 party-goers for "baby" Adam's birthday. Apparently the rock 'n' rol...

 My little corner of the world used to be marked by a sign, very much like this one. But over the years it had weathered and because we ar...

I made these cupcakes for a friend whose aunt is coming to see the changing fall colours.  She's from New Orleans, so the fleur-de-...

 We took our annual trip to Richard's family's place in Muskoka over Thanksgiving and were blessed with perfect weather.  That...