A sugary summer

Whoa there - I can't believe that we're already knee deep in summer here.  Not only am I way behind on my blogging, but I don't think I've even read another blog in the past month!  I can attribute that to a couple of things.... 1) My husband has taken over the computer with a new video game.  Ugh.  2) I'm still super addicted to Instagram (emmmylizzzy), and have been using that as my crafty socializing/networking outlet.  3) I guess I've just been busy actually doing and making- instead of reading/writing/editing/planning/browsing.  That's a good thing, right?

The kitchen has definitely been bustling because of graduation season.  Here are a couple of graduation cakes I've been making over the past few weeks....

Texture abounding in buttercream.

Other going-ons

I haven't been the most consistent blogger lately, but now with summer coming to a close I'm hoping for things to slow down a bit so I'll be able to devote more time to this space.  Especially since my one year blogiversary is coming up later this month and I've got a great giveaway planned!   Well, I don't know exactly what it will be yet, but I promise you it will be great :)

So even though the blogging has been lacking, I've still been keeping pretty busy.  Here's a couple of things we've been up to that didn't fully necessitate their own blog post....

I finally made Phoebe her own Sweet Pea Pilot Cap

I've been in bloomer production once again as I have been hit with a slew of baby showers.  I also had another batch of three more that were shipped out before being photographed.

Phoebe's summer onesies had gotten way too filthy and stained for my liking, so a quick trip in a dye bath of fall colors made them good as new.

We took some time to visit the area's county fairs and mingle with the animal life.

I've spent many an evening sewing late into the night with my kitty quilting companion.

 

And finally we've just been enjoying these cooler temperatures and late summer rainstorms.

 

Is everyone else's summer finally winding down?  Do you love fall as much as I do?  I had my first pumpkin spice latte of the season the other day and it was heaven!

Three berry, four berry, hayberry, strawberry!

We interrupt the wedding coverage for a quick strawberry break.

Phoebe and I along with some friends hit up Rowe's Produce Farm yesterday for some delicious strawberry picking goodness.

Phoebe was super into it.

Although she did have a questionable choice in berries, and a lot of her contribution had to be heavily edited.

She was quite fascinated with all of the misshapen and unique berries and got good little collection started.

The sad part is that she doesn't even like strawberries (or any kind of fruit for that matter - the girl has some seriously weird food preferences).  But at least she tried one.  I'm sure I ate enough to make up for her.

We ended up with about 15 pounds of fresh berries.

I was hoping to go on a freezer jam spree last night, but ran out of pectin after only 2 1/2 pints.  I also froze a bunch to use for smoothies.  What's your favorite strawberry recipe?  I've got at least a half a tray left!