My husband just found out today that not only did he pass his master's degree (in criminology, at Cambridge University), but he got a distinction! He got over 70% for his dissertation and so it will be published in the Cambridge University library!!!!!!!
I'm so proud of him!
Mr C, MSt (Cantab)
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Saturday 7 February 2009
hello....
I know it's been such a long time since my last cake diary entry. Almost a month in fact. But, oh my gosh, I've been so busy! I'm not complaining... just explaining. :o)
So, where do I start? In my last entry, I mentioned the possibility of doing a party and needing 7 x 3 tier cake dummies. It was for a 'Generation Game' type challenge. Well, that did go ahead, but the dummies weren't iced. I made a shed load of buttercream (only used cheapo margarine, though, seeing as it was only for decorating with and wasn't to be eaten) and the girls covered the dummes with the buttercream and then had to decorate it in a contrasting colour buttercream which was in piping bags with nozzles!!!! Ha!!!! What fun! And what a mess!! It was a long old day; and I was absolutely petrified beforehand. But I did enjoy it in the end and would definitely do it again.
It's been suggested to me that one reason why I get more 'party' cakes than wedding cakes is my business name; perhaps Pat-a-Cake Parties is a bit 'kiddy' sounding and that I could consider something more classy and elegant. Unfortunately, people do judge books by their covers. So, I starte the search for a new name - but just for the wedding cake side of things. Lots of ideas I liked were already taken. But finally, I found one (thanks to one of my on-line friends). I've bought the domain name www.thetoptier.co.uk and as soon as my darling husband has the time, he'll do me a website which I can then upload my wedding cake photos to.
And talking of wedding cakes, you may recall I had some pictures published in the magazine Wedding Cakes - A Design Source ? Well they must have kept my pictures on file because another one was published in the latest edition, too! AND I sent in a CD with some more pictures and I got an email to say they'd like to use my work in the next edition, too! Coooo!!!!!!
I've had a couple of wedding cake enquiries, one of whom said she'd like to go ahead with the order. So that's great news. It's for the last weekend in August.
The rest of this month is fully booked and, again, I've even had to turn work away.
Right, I need to photograph my son's birthday cake before we lose all the decent daylight! Ten! He's ten!! When did that happen?? (well, it happens tomorrow, actually. But I can't believe where the years have gone! My baby!!!!!)
So, where do I start? In my last entry, I mentioned the possibility of doing a party and needing 7 x 3 tier cake dummies. It was for a 'Generation Game' type challenge. Well, that did go ahead, but the dummies weren't iced. I made a shed load of buttercream (only used cheapo margarine, though, seeing as it was only for decorating with and wasn't to be eaten) and the girls covered the dummes with the buttercream and then had to decorate it in a contrasting colour buttercream which was in piping bags with nozzles!!!! Ha!!!! What fun! And what a mess!! It was a long old day; and I was absolutely petrified beforehand. But I did enjoy it in the end and would definitely do it again.
It's been suggested to me that one reason why I get more 'party' cakes than wedding cakes is my business name; perhaps Pat-a-Cake Parties is a bit 'kiddy' sounding and that I could consider something more classy and elegant. Unfortunately, people do judge books by their covers. So, I starte the search for a new name - but just for the wedding cake side of things. Lots of ideas I liked were already taken. But finally, I found one (thanks to one of my on-line friends). I've bought the domain name www.thetoptier.co.uk and as soon as my darling husband has the time, he'll do me a website which I can then upload my wedding cake photos to.
And talking of wedding cakes, you may recall I had some pictures published in the magazine Wedding Cakes - A Design Source ? Well they must have kept my pictures on file because another one was published in the latest edition, too! AND I sent in a CD with some more pictures and I got an email to say they'd like to use my work in the next edition, too! Coooo!!!!!!
I've had a couple of wedding cake enquiries, one of whom said she'd like to go ahead with the order. So that's great news. It's for the last weekend in August.
The rest of this month is fully booked and, again, I've even had to turn work away.
Right, I need to photograph my son's birthday cake before we lose all the decent daylight! Ten! He's ten!! When did that happen?? (well, it happens tomorrow, actually. But I can't believe where the years have gone! My baby!!!!!)
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