Monthly Archives: June 2011

Beans!

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Back in the post about gardening, I mentioned having a couple of bean pods on our plant. We picked ’em and check out this mighty haul: Okay, maybe not such a big haul. After consultation here and around the interwebs, … Continue reading →

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Video: Peo Explains Her Cake

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Here’s a video of my daughter explaining the cake she made for Daddy’s birthday to him, then singing Happy Birthday. Note that the child who gleefully describes tsunamis wiping out humanity and who sounds bummed at the Ring of Fire … Continue reading →

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Experiments in Gardening

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Every year my husband and I talk about how this will be the summer that we’ll have a fabulous home veggie garden. We fantasize about being able to pop into the backyard for homegrown goodies and cook with them immediately. … Continue reading →

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Bake a Wish Donations

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

Doubling up with reports of two batches of donated goodies to help me catch up on posting. Both were for Bake A Wish Austin, a group that connects volunteer bakers to those in need of baked goods. They began by … Continue reading →

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Ace Cake Classes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kimberly Chapman

A few weeks ago I taught four days of cake decorating seminars at Ace Academy, my daughter’s school, although the seminars were for the older kids aged about 7-10. I was hoping to post some photos here of the kids … Continue reading →