Some of my earliest memories are of baking. My mother taught my sister and me to make christmas cookies to give to our relatives as a way to learn to joy of giving.  It also  introduced the joy of baking.  Years later, I made my first apple pie with a friend from her mother’s recipe.  Over the next week, I made twelve more, tweaking the recipe each time. I have also taught myself to knit, crochet, sew(again, mom’s help).  Outside of the kitchen,  I have renovated a loft, building kitchen cabinets, closets, walls, and a little plumbing. I have painted more rooms than I can count.(And am about to paint another one with a whole wall stencil.  Stay tuned).

When not busy remodeling my little  pocket of the world,  I spent a long time as a photographer.(yep, that’s a self portrait).  Then I met the man, had the wedding, and four years ago, the CHILD.  That’s when I realized I still didn’t know how to cook.  SO in typical apple pie fashion, I tackled that.

This blog is a journal of all my projects, recipes, how to’s.  And it’s the answer to the question that most SAHMs(that’s “stay at home mom” to you non breeders) hear on a regular basis:  What do you do all day?

And yes, I still make the christmas cookies.  I am aiming to make 2,000 this year.  I’ll be posting the recipes if you want to join me.