a fondant success
just a few notes about our very busy weekend before i head back tomorrow to regular food and shop reports. k’s birthday party at construction kids was a success, with the kids going crazy with hammers and nails for two very loud hours (i did not think to “disinvite” parents to the event but next time — if there is one — definitely). i was very pleased with myself for as to how the “saw” cake turned out — my first ever experience with fondant. two layers of brownies, covered with lots of super sweet buttercream frosting, and then the fondant for the silvery part looked pretty darn cool thanks to advice from here. all those 7-year olds went wild. adults were warned to just eat the inner sections.
on the not so fun side of the weekend, somehow ate a plate of 12 very chocolate cookies at her babysitters leading to hours at the vet hospital (chocolate can be very dangerous for dogs apparently). she’s now home and seems completely fine, fortunately. it just means our bank account is much lighter and she of course is not starving. despite all that, daddy day was fairly mellow, with brunch here, book shopping here, and lots of outdoor water action for the kids which was a good thing as it was one hot and humid sunday.
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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.
and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.
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