Now that the end of the school year has passed we find ourselves with a portfolio of work to go through and decide what to keep and what to pitch (quietly in the night, not in front of the kid). I scan most of her work and keep some representative pieces, but we can’t keep…
graduation stars
We have a lot of these stars in our neighborhood, and they are also the symbol for E’s school. I made these cookies this afternoon for the graduating class. It was the first time that I tried making my own fondant and it went reasonably well. I still love royal icing, hands down, but…
friday finds: air and water
This Friday morning the little one found every possible way to get her feet off the ground. Swinging on her stomach was the first discovery. The jungle gyms still baffle her. She paced the outer edge but never figured out how her sister reached the top. The hanging bars above the slides are the perfect…