Cheesecake
I made a cheesecake for Jeaux’s birthday. Here are the various steps of creating it, ending with us eating it. 😉
Cheesecake in pan
Cheesecake out of pan
Cheesecake piece
Remaining cheesecake
Jeaux and Ivy eating cheesecake!
Lemon Dream Cupcake
I like to buy myself a fancy cupcake whenever I sell a short story. Guess what, I sold a short story! This is the Lemon Dream cupcake from Gigi’s. I bought it for selling my short story “For the Record.” It will be out in November.
Cupcake haver
Lemon Dream cupcake
48th Birthday with Jeaux
Jeaux treated me to a belated 48th birthday celebration by taking me to Vallarta’s (where I had my first ever horchata!) and baking me a birthday cake–grasshopper cake, which was minty frosting on chocolate cake!
Horchata!
Grasshopper cake made by Jeaux
My 48th birthday cake!
Meggie’s 50th birthday cake!
We had a really special cake from Alessi to celebrate Meghan’s 50th birthday and played some games to go with it!
Meg’s 50th birthday cake
Meg’s 50th birthday cake
Meg with her cake
Me with Meg’s cake
Cake cutting
Cake cutting
Cake cutting
Cake cutting
Cake cutting
Cake cutting
Joking Hazard Game
Mug Cakes!!
Mug cakes for my birthday! Choice of banana, peanut butter, chocolate, or coffee!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Making mug cakes!
Dare’s mug cake
Dare’s mug cake
Jeaux’s mug cake
Dare’s mug cake
Adam’s mug cake
Ryan’s experimental mug cake
Mug cakes with Meg
Mug cakes with Adam & Meg
Mug cakes with Kathy & Fred
Mug cakes with Dare & Jeaux
Mug cakes with Ryan & Katelyn
Mug cakes with Benjamin
Thanksgiving 2025
Thanksgiving 2025 with family! Everything was delicious.
Thanksgiving Meal 2025!
My Thanksgiving plate
Jeaux sprinkles sugar
Thanksgiving Dessert
San Francisco Day 6
On San Francisco Day 6, I got to try the offerings at Cinderella Bakery while my sister went to an appointment, and we let the doggie hunt more gophers in a field during a walk.
Bird’s Milk Cake & Latte
Cinderella Bakery goodies
Latte at Blue Danube
Yoshi hunts gophers
Yoshi hunts gophers
San Francisco Day 5
San Francisco Day 5 involved going out to the Castro to see the Gayborhood, having a yummy lunch, and getting some great takeout for dinner.
Sisters at the Castro
The theater!
Patricia eating lunch
Ivy eating lunch
Ivy eating lunch
Lattes at Blue Danube
They have a Japanese copy of my book
Great takeout!
Meggie visits for my birthday
I dressed a little like a cupcake for my birthday. Meg came to celebrate with me.
My birthday outfit
My birthday outfit
Having birthday cake with Meg