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The Monthly Gathering Collection
“I want to paint,” I said to my husband Monday night. It had been awhile the last time I painted and just like baking, painting is one of my hobbies I enjoy. Growing up, we were always doing crafts or fun acrylic paintings with friends. Watercolor is something I got into around 2019 with a…
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October’s Gathering
I have done all the fun stuff to create my bakery (LLC, Food Handler’s certified, registered with Department of Health Services, logo, business account, and business cards). It’s official and now, so is planning and creating the monthly menus. I love setting the menus–what flavors work well together and with the season. My first menu…
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Coming Soon
For one of my classes in college, we were tasked to create a bakery/storefront. We went through the whole process: layout of equipment, measuring, the name, even touring several restaurants and bakeries to get ideas. Mine was called Knead Donuts (because everyone needs donuts). I thought I was so clever with the name, but now…
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Twelve Months of Motherhood: What I’ve Learned, Loved, and Lived Through
As I start to think about how Lonnie has grown between 10-12 months, I just can’t help but to think “where did my little baby go?” I have been scrapbooking each month for his baby book. Even just the differences from 6 months to now, he has lost some of his baby features. Time flew…
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The Taste of Summer
I love a a good fire pit. The sounds of the cracking wood, sparks flying, and toasting marshmallows for s’more’s. Sounds and smells can trigger memories of childhood. I’ve been missing summers spent in Alabama. The warm, humid days spent playing tennis or out on the lake, and the evenings gathered around the picnic table…
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Choose Joy
Saturday, I hosted Ladies Brunch for my church. This is something that started years ago, initially held at a restaurant, once a month. I love feeding people, creating menus, and hosting. I felt it in my heart the call to host the ladies and in July 2023, it happened! A few weeks prior, I researched…
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