Mulled Wine and fall lists

so my friend crystal and i went to england two years ago. while we were there (in december) we had the pleasuring of drinking much mulled wine. and ever since i've had a hankering to make it my self. so here is attempt #1. not too bad. a bit spicy, but still rather tasty. i only wish she was here to drink it with me and give her opinion.

i've been totally obsessed with pumpkins this year. in fact i've actually made a list of all the pumpkin treats i've consumed thus far.

my pumpkin list:

PUMPKIN
- donuts
- lattes
- rice pudding
- roll
- soy milk
- bread
- martini
- pancakes
- coffee
- hookah
- cheesecake
- seeds
- french toast

autumn walking

i've made a fall list of sorts. things i'd like to do during this lovely season. and last night i mentally crossed another one off my list! crunching through the leaves at a specific trail near our home.

a little bit of everything

i've been slowly working on sprucing up my little space to work on projects. my newest little one being my wall decorations. i've seen this idea on various blogs. taking fabric and placing it in embroidery hoops. great idea for a cheap way to decorate your walls. plus when i get bored i can change the fabric out!
my only other project of late has been to condense my old cookbook i made a few years ago, and my new cookbook, with oh so many blank pages! to try and sort through my favorite tried and true recipes, and only keep them in my new book. plus it has all the pockets at the end of each category, to safely keep all the new ones i haven't tried yet. i'm a bit sad to use my homemade book a little less, but the new one is sturdy and will last for quite a while.

as far as cakes go... this one here was for my husbands grandma (oma) as she is always referred to. she is German, and a baker. it was my pleasure to be asked to make a cake for one very special lady. it seemed that she and everyone around enjoyed it. the party was held at McCooles. it was nice to have Jason's whole family together once again, as it happens so rarely these days.

some more of my months activities

these cakes were for a 50th wedding anniversary i did this past weekend. i wish i had taken a picture of the top cake with the flowers on. i topped it off with white calla lilies. turned out quite nice. the fun part about this whole cake project, was the fact that i was using this ladies original wedding cake recipe. i hope she thought it tasted just as good 50 years later!



These veggie tale cakes were for my husband's little cousin, zoe! jr. asparagus is her favorite. but i did bob, larry, and jr. on a separate cake, just to include her other favorites, and provide enough cake for the party. my husband helped me craft jr. i baked the base in a loaf pan, and the top is all cupcakes. what would i do without him!

september birthdays

september is a busy month for my family. we try to get together for every ones birthday, but this month we usually just lump them all together into one giant celebration. my brother and husbands birthday. my dad's 60th birthday. sisters anniversary. so, i also was quite busy, being the cake maker for each one.
my dad is a gardener. too busy to have one this year, so i came up with the idea of a garden cake, with 60 vegetables, to commemorate his turning 60. i decided to do mini cakes this year for brother and husband, trying to come up with a fun way of celebrating their interests as well.

i've also been doing a little side business this months, as far as cakes are concerned. i did a cake for a 2nd birthday. and several cakes for a 50th wedding anniversary. i'd like to start doing more side business. we'll see what comes my way.

so let the adventure begin...

for some time now, i've been avidly reading a few ladies beautiful blogs. and with this has come inspiration to start one of my own. to share with those i love, and those i do not yet know, my love of baking, decorating cakes, and making little odds and ends for my home. with this, i commence into the foreign land of blogging.