Miss Winkie

This moment…

A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from our lives.

A simple, special, memorable moment.

A moment I want to pause, savor and keep close to my heart.

If you are inspired to do the same–leave us a link in the comments.

Happy Easter Eve everyone.

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Easter Egg Cake Bites

I have to admit–I was a little nervous how these little cake bites would turn out. But look! Aren’t they pretty?

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Check them out more closely now–so that you can truly appreciate their glorious-ness. Oh, and that’s a pink bunny in the middle, not a wisdom tooth. Just saying…

Followed the simple tips for making Cake Bites from the Bakerella blog a couple of years ago while making Halloween Cake Pops. It goes like this~

Bake your favorite cake as directed. Once cooled, crumble into a large bowl. Now add 3/4 of a tub of compatible frosting and stir.

Scoop the cake into balls and then form them into egg shapes…

like this. Refrigerate or freeze about an hour.

Once cooled, dip your little cake bites in melted white chocolate…or regular chocolate…whatever you like.

Spoon each egg onto a waxed paper lined cookie sheet.

Some of these eggs may look a bit scary to you–but we had so much fun. Also, after they were decorated, I was shocked at how good they looked.  :}

Once set–decorate any way you like. We used green candy melts–striped across–and colored sanding sugar.

And let me just tell you—

some sweet things are impossible to resist!

Note: Once your eggs set completely, store in an air tight container for up to 3-4 days…like they’ll last that long.

My Friend Beany

A Photo Essay by Baby Chomp–age 2

Photos courtesy of Baby Chomp

Once upon a time there was a big, old, very sleepy kitty named Beany.  Everyone told me since I was really little that I should leave him alone because he doesn’t really like kids.

They said that if I got too close or bothered him at all, he’d for sure scratch me, and if I scared him he just might bite…hard.

They said, believe it because he’s scratched lots of kids that didn’t.

Oh, they believe now.

But I’m not scared because Beany the cat is my friend. I like to sit by him and pet him and rub his back and hold his hands. I like to say, “Heeeere kitty-kitty-kitty,” like Grammie does so he’ll come sit by me. Sometimes, when no one is looking, I even give him a kiss on top of the head–and he lets me.

Maybe he scratches everyone else in the whole world—but he doesn’t scratch me.

I think he knows that I love him…

so Mr. Beany loves me right back.

Beany and Baby Chomp 2010

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Pond Watching

This moment…

A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from our lives.

A simple, special, memorable moment.

A moment I want to pause, savor and keep close to my heart.

If you are inspired to do the same–leave us a link in the comments.

Happy Conference weekend everyone.

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