So being from Wisconsin, where the growing season is like 5 minutes long, I’m still amazed at the incredible produce that grows in Oregon. A couple of weekends ago, Heather (my friend and neighbor) and I went blueberry picking, and this weekend we went and picked peaches. We picked like 30 lbs and it only cost about $15, which is pretty good. There’s nothing like biting into a perfectly ripe peach that you’ve picked yourself and that’s still warm from the sun. When we got back, I made peach cobbler to have for dessert, and it was so good. Now I’m full of peachy goodness and ready to roll into bed.
This is our second week of wedding cakes in school, and I’m really enjoying it. It’s interesting to see some of the cakes that the other people in the class are working on. All of our ideas are really different despite having a pretty specific set of requirements. I wasn’t too sure about mine at first, I thought it was kind of boring, pretty much like every other wedding cake. But the more I work on it, the more I like how it’s turning out. We’re supposed to have them done by Friday, so hopefully I’ll have some pics up by Sunday or so. One of the requirements for the cake is 3 large gumpaste flowers. Gumpaste, for those of you who don’t know, is kind of like clay made from sugar, with some other stuff added to make it flexible and easy to work with. It’s really fun to play around with. We got a set of special tools and cutters to use with it and the flowers you can make look really realistic. So far I’ve made chrysanthemums and lilies, and tomorrow I’m going to make roses and some ivy.
I probably won’t write again until next weekend, but if I get any pics taken sooner I’ll post them. I hope everyone has a good week 