The holidays are heating up around here… custom orders are pouring in, the press is running, and we’re also gearing up for some holiday open houses and other fun stuff. I’ve got stuff waiting, waiting in queue to be photographed, edited and make it up on either the blog or in store. But…. we’re squeezing...
About four years into our marriage (so, what, five years ago?) I discovered baked puddings. When you think of pudding, what do you think of? Stovetop? Jello brand (heaven forbid!)? That was pretty much how I pictured it until one holiday season I made “plum pudding” the old fashioned, spicy, baked and liquor-filled rich dessert....
Hello weekend, Hello November! (And hello Daylight Savings Time – every Fall you make me happy) In review: October was Harvest-y. That’s pretty much it. Oh, and these little things in between… { If you let a kid dress himself, he’s bound to come down dressed in snowpants at least once. On an 85 degree...
It’s November, so brace yourselves boys and girls – we’re setting before your eyes the holiday store! If you’re not ready for any thoughts of Christmas, skip this post, ‘kay? I know many of you are ready to start thinking about the holidays, as I’ve had emails and messages asking: 1) when our store will...
Hey there! Hope your Halloween was safe, and fun. We had a blast over here at Chez Tennis! As an adult I basically saw no reason to celebrate anything Halloween related – we never dressed up, and our home in Sacramento was tucked so far back that trick-or-treaters were few and far between. But now,...
