It was a busy one. The boys and I went to a beautiful bar mitzvah at an amazing restored temple here in Los Angeles. That's a phot...

This happened: Remember the foam that my father bought and intended to use for Sophie's walls last Thanksgiving? Please.  Read a...

I cope by running to the hills with appropriate poetry. Here's some: The world is too much with us The world is too much with us; la...

photo by Jennifer W. I woke up this morning at just after 4:00 to Sophie howling in her bed, not a croon but a howl, the seizure slicin...

Here's a preview! If you're in the area, come help us celebrate Sophie's 18th birthday! We're on the beach, straigh...

Chocolate and Vanilla Cupcakes with Fondant Checkers This blog appears to be turning into a superficial baseball and baking fest with ...

The annual Mother/Son, Father/Daughter Cotillion made me feel very proud. I could barely walk after the dancing, though! And th...

It's 2:00 in the afternoon, Pacific Coast Time, and I've had nothing to say here all day. Are you relieved? I woke up this mo...

I'm a baker, not a candlestick maker. I bake cakes and cupcakes and sell them to people or give them away. I do it for the money and I ...

Key Lime Cupcake Batter Key Lime Cupcakes with Key Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Vanilla Cupcakes with Lavender Frosting Chocolate Cupcake...

  Vanilla Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Ganache Lemon Cupcakes with Lemon Frosting and Candied Lemon Peel

I'm busy baking today -- birthday parties and wedding showers -- grateful for the business and feeling wackadoodle.  Vanilla Cupcak...