A Wild, Willful, Windy Day

A Wild, Willful, Windy Day

Yesterday was just that kind of day. March hadn’t arrived yet; didn’t the wind know that? Was it just practicing for a really Big Blow? Whatever the reason, it was a windy day. Sunny, chilly, windy. It was a Baking Carrot Cupcakes and Picking Jonquils kind of day. So, that’s what I did–bakedĀ  cupcakes, picked […]

Those Amazing and Beautiful Benefits of Baking

Those Amazing and Beautiful Benefits of Baking

Baking–the art of mixing separate ingredients into one amazing whole. A mathematician, a chemist, an artist–a baker is all of these. She’s also popular with her family. Saturday, I baked black-bottom cupcakes. These have been a family favorite for years. Chocolate, with a cream cheese filling. Now, what could beat that? Then, yesterday, I baked […]

Everything But the Ingredients

Writing is rather like baking. I take a bunch of words, mix them together, bake them in the oven of my mind (heh) and they turn into a finished product called a book. Sometimes writing is a soothing, relaxing activity. Sometimes it is frustrating beyond measure when I can’t find that elusive ingredient called “just […]