Really, I want to do something creative, but I can't. The book is due Friday. Friday, my friends. Wow. UPS is coming tomorrow afternoon to pick up 11 boxes of birds. And I'm editing patterns. Editing patterns is confusing and mind-numbing. They all look the same, but they are all different in subtle but vitally important ways. 10 more to edit now and then I'll be all set.
And that's the news. 8 months worth of work and it is nearly out the door. I'm excited.
It rained and snowed and blew all day today. Blah.
In the meantime, in the process of washing the last few potatoes left from our CSA for dinner tonight I found this lovely potato which cheered me up.
And tomorrow is a "cookie walk" at Roxanne's school. I'm a newbie – she is my oldest and she is in kindergarten – but it seems like a big bake sale with only cookies. I made gingerbread men and some seriously delicious shortbread rounds.
A magician is coming to entertain the kids, while they eat cookies, I guess. Should be a good time.
yum! i need both of those recipes!
Your gingerbread men are SO cute. Do you make and pipe your own icing? If so, I’d love the icing recipe. I made some tasty gingerbread men last night, but the decorations are quite amateurish!
Congrats on almost being done with the book!
many, many congrats to you. If you felt anything like me, I am sure you are just ready to get all of those pieces out the door and take a break from doing any more pattern writing related to the book. whew! you are done!!! the next stage is much more relaxed 🙂
well done.
beautiful cookies. i love the way you packaged them! *