Sunday morning brought a busy morning in the hotel breakfast room, with Diane Shavkin, Dana Herbert,  and several others having breakfast at the same time before the show.  We started the morning with smiles and it just got better all day. I took photos of several cakes in the competition on Sunday and sent them [...]

Early Saturday morning brought the beginning of the NCACS and another really great day!  We were at the show bright and early while people were still running around trying to get things ready.  Most of the show cakes had been brought in the day before, so we were ready to view the beautiful designs and [...]

I’ve already mentioned my dearest cakin friend Laura.  She’s quite possibly one of the sweetest people with the biggest hearts in the universe.  Yes, she can be strongwilled, sassy, and an occasional swear comes out of her mouth…which is why I love her so much.  She reminds me of someone else I know very well.  [...]

January 8th brought us to the 2011 Clarksville Bridal and Event Showcase sponsored by Clarksvillebrides.com.  Let me start by saying this show was more fun than a vendor should possibly have at any show! Spangler Entertainment provided the entertainment all day with music and games for brides.  They were absolutely fantastic and I recommend them [...]

On April 9 I had the ULTIMATE pleasure of competing in an invitation only cake competition at the Southern Women’s Show at the Nashville Convention Center.  The contest was sponsored by the devastatingly handsome and extremely talented Clint Redwine from Mix 92.9, the always fun and amazingly wise Kathy Wise Gentry of Sweetwise Cake and Candy [...]