Monday, October 26, 2015

Molting Chickens = No Eggs

Our chickens are molting, and if you know anything about chickens, you know that when they are molting (losing their feathers), they don't lay because all of their energy goes to growing new feathers. So, for the first time in quite sometime, I had to buy eggs at the store so I could complete my weekend orders. I almost cried. We still have a few eggs left for eating, but I didn't want to deplete our supply. There is such a noticeable difference between our free range chicken eggs and store bought eggs. You have to experience it to understand.  Here are some pictures of our poor little chickens losing all their feathers. There are feathers everywhere-inside and outside of the coop. Hoping they will regrow before the real cold weather hits. 




Pretty in Pink Party



Today was all about pink at Carefree Curves, where I go to work out 3 times a week. My friend Amy, owner of the Curves franchise, ordered 11 dozen pink sugar cookies for today's Pretty in Pink Party- a celebration of women. Since she needed to pick those up at 5:30 am this morning and I don't work on Sunday, I did some juggling with my sleep this weekend. I had the cookies all baked on Saturday night, and went to bed early on Sunday night, so I could get up at midnight and finish decorating the cookies. Pink icing and sugar sprinkles everywhere, but loved the way they turned out! 






 All boxed up and ready to go...
This is what greeted me at 5:30 am this morning...
And here I am with Amy and a tutu... 


Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Grandchildren and Birthday Cakes


One of the joys of life is seeing the looks on the faces of your grandchildren when you present them with a birthday cake designed especially for them. Every cake is made with an extra cup of love, and seeing their eyes light up when they see the cakes is worth every bit of all of the work that goes into these special creations. Since most of my grandchildren are far away, I don't always get to design cakes for them, but for right now, I do have 4 of the 14 nearby. And when I am fortunate to visit on one of their birthdays, Grandma sometimes gets to bake a cake at their home, even though those are not as deatiled as the ones I make at home.

Here is a sampling of some "Grandma Cakes". . .








The joy on their faces is worth everything...