It's been almost a year since I started keeping track of all the books I've read. When it's all in a list ... by date ... it really makes me realize how much I read! I burned through almost a book a day in the month of January: 24 books total ... the greatest number of books in one month! After compiling the list, I figured I may as well share it with all my friends! I've organized them by genre/topic ... and now I realize I need to branch out more! Books I read multiple times this year have asterisks. REGENCY/HISTORICAL ROMANCE The Apothecary's Daughter, Julie Klassen Edenbrooke*, Julianne Donaldson The Girl in the Gatehouse, Julie Klassen The Heiress of Winterwood, Sarah Ladd The Maid of Fairbourne Hall, Juie Klassen Lady of Milkweed Manor, Julie Klassen Short Straw Bride, Karen Witemeyer The Silent Governess, Julie Klassen The Tutor's Daughter, Julie Klassen CLEAN ROMANCE Bah, Humbug!, Heather Horrocks The Cubicle Next Door*, Siri L....
As mentioned in the previous post, I made a cake for my friend's little boy. It was a challenge because I had no idea what BeyBlades are ... and he wanted his cake decorated like a BeyBlade. *sigh* To my relief, my friend's oldest children brought one of the little toys with them when they came to help me decorate the cake. They both wanted to learn how to decorate cakes, so we did a little mini lesson about the different consistencies of icing, holding the piping bag, and how to ice the cake without crumbs. Then, they tinted all the fondant for me (yay, that's the most tedious part!), and our time was up. We got the cake covered in the gray fondant, rolled all the border balls, and got all the letters cut out (by hand ... I think I need to get alpha fondant cutters), and they had to leave. It was so much fun having my own little helpers ... almost made me feel like the "cake boss." I still see all the imperfections and wish I knew more about how to eliminate the rough edges of the cut pieces, but there will always be next time.
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