06/04/2026
Oh friends, we have been so, so busy, and I have been terrible at taking and posting pics. I suppose one could say that I/we have been living on the moment, but oh my goodness those moments are just whooshing by so fast! The time between Mother’s Day through Memorial Day is always bonkers for us — besides all the fun we get to bake up for the shop, there are dozens of weddings of beautiful humans, and baby and bridal showers and birthdays and of course now we’re getting into the graduations, but also, the behind-the-scenes coordinations of these things — I never, ever, ever feel caught up with my emails and phone calls (if I owe you one, please call me!), and on the days when I’m not here baking and running the shop, I’m frantically trying to observe and preserve the seasons for our work at the bakery - gathering and candying violets, cutting lilac (and now honeysuckle!) and sorting it all for steeping, seeking out four-leafed clovers, growing (from seed!) and tending and picking and pressing pansies and violas for our pressed-flower cookies — it’s morning to night work that I/we love so much, but doing all of that *and* keeping up with Insta?! Phew! I just finished planting out the garden - I cannot wait to share it with you - hundreds and hundreds of organically grown-from-seed flowers that we’ll use on our cakes and in our bakes - I might have gone a little too hard this year and so there might be bouquets, too. :). In short, the past couple of months have felt like a marathon, and while I haven’t been great about documenting and posting it all, I have absolutely been loving all of the wonderful folks and the occasions we’ve baked for, and all of the beauty and genuine delicious goodness the FactoryGirls and I have baked and sent out the door. When I take a moment to stop and take it all in and think about it, I’m overcome with gratitude and love - thank you for keeping us so wonderfully busy, for making us a part of your celebrations, for visiting us in the shop each week even though we don’t post. Happy almost summer, friends!