by shortstreetcakes | Jan 6, 2012 | cake shop, community, Family, Haley House, Seasonal, Social Justice, travels
We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. -William Butler Yeats, “Anima Hominis,” Essays (1924) I began this year with several days of cleaning out closets and boxes of letters, pictures, and childhood... by shortstreetcakes | Dec 12, 2011 | Cake Ladies, travels
Brooklyn New York! -We made cakes in Lee and Gerrit’s Bed-Stuy apartment -We had a book signing at The Brooklyn Kitchen -We had a dinner party with TWO PAELLAS! Two! -We rode the Staten Island Ferry. This was Jasper’s favorite part. I am so incredibly... by shortstreetcakes | Dec 12, 2011 | Cake Ladies, Family, travels
So, we headed north for Thanksgiving and book tour. Highlights included: -Visiting wonderful friends -Thanksgiving dinner with Clan Macfarlane -Book signing at Global Libations, hosted by Go Indie! by shortstreetcakes | Dec 11, 2011 | Cake Ladies, travels
Because I have so much to share from my recent book tour, I will summarize in bullet points and gallery slideshows: -I went to my friend Lysa’s kindergarten class and made cake with the kids. They made me a book, which is totally awesome. -I baked tons of cake... by shortstreetcakes | Nov 7, 2011 | Cake Ladies, travels
Here, on the eve of my departure from New Orleans to head back to the mountains and home, I’m realizing that book tour really is very similar to band tour. Duncan often affectionately refers to my book and various other extracurricular pursuits as my...