Monthly Archives: July 2010

Lost Cake for Ian & Vicki

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

Well, I don’t know what is more lame – that last blog entry or the dragon boat practice I just got home from. Regardless, any lameness is corrected with these photos from this week’s cake project. I have never seen … Continue reading →

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Too tired. Here’s some potatoes.

Posted on July 29, 2010 by

So here’s what happened. My husband went to Chicago, I was left for a week with two kids under five. Yes, I was a maniac and still did fun creative things with them, (interspersed between long runs of cartoons), but … Continue reading →

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Simple pleasures

Posted on July 18, 2010 by

It was a busy weekend, playing, making, visiting, but some really lovely putzing around too. I escaped for four quiet hours to the studio on Saturday, to continue making a new set of dishes. I made a set of 8 … Continue reading →

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Ritchie Bros. Monopoly, Cake Edition

Posted on July 16, 2010 by

I made a cake for a colleague this week, a customized Monopoly board. The streets/avenues were changed to reflect either a place or saying that had personal meaning for him. I swapped out the railroads for pieces of equipment that … Continue reading →

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Let them vote cake!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Who doesn’t love cake? Seriously, aside from what I have managed to do with food, there are some folks out there who can really do unbelievable things with cake and sugar. It’s really amazing how this food medium has turned … Continue reading →

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Ritchie Bros. Auctionauts UNTIE! Smells like…cookies!

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

I’m paddling on the Ritchie Bros. Auctionauts dragonboat team this year, which is cool and exciting and different for me. The weekly practices in False Creek are so beautiful – hard work, but totally rewarding. We’re going to the Whistler … Continue reading →

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