05/31/2025
Yesterday was epic! Well, actually the last month was a baking event of E P I C proportions. But yesterday…😅
It’s been such a treasure to be included in such profound moments of joy and celebration, watching amazing humans human so beautifully, all the love generated between families and friends. To be a part of that in some small way is such an honor.
Back to back dessert tables for 2 weddings, this last one for just about 200 people when all said and done. That’s 540 pieces of individually sized desserts and by the end of the evening, only about 70 pieces remained (which we packed up in sweet little to go boxes for guests to take home).
I had the most amazing right hand I couldn’t have done it without her intuitive nature, skill, and lighthearted spirit. I was so proud of the way she poised herself so professionally and courteously. She knew exactly what I wanted/needed and could, without speaking…get it done. The best part was when we got tired goofy and just laughed. What a kid! Thank you, Charlotte!
The icing on the cake was flowers. Showstoppers. Set the exact tone for the table. Utterly breathtaking. Thank you Shelley for your support and for being. Your flowers are truly the most beautiful pieces of art.
And lastly…speaking to art. I overheard someone share how the dessert table was a “piece of art” and it dawned on me: I may not sit at a canvas observing my landscape and creating that from paint or ink. I may not sit and mold from clay or chisels shapes from marble. I do this. I labor over flavors and forms and obsess over how to make them in dessert form. Stacking, layering, frills, flowers, sight, smell, touch, taste, and feel. Every sense peaked to the creation of these tiny things. This is my art. And it’s edible! Win/Win ⭐️
If you’ve read this far, thank you! And if you’ve supported me in my insanity, tears, obsessing, constant questions, scatterbrained, all the things…I appreciate you more than you could ever know!