tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48730471666112647222024-02-18T18:20:02.152-08:00Let Them Eat CakeHarriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-57869503118756143842010-01-24T12:29:00.001-08:002010-01-24T12:38:43.941-08:00Karen Healey is the Best!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pics.livejournal.com/karenhealey/pic/0008xq3g"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 466px; height: 350px;" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/karenhealey/pic/0008xq3g" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);"> I decided to email the pictures of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Guardian of the Dead </span>cake to the wonderful author, Karen Healey, as well as our praise of the book! While I hoped that she would enjoy the pictures, her response was more than I could have hoped for! Not only did she send me an email expressing her joy and thanks, she made us these "Cupcakes of Gratitude!" How cute is that??? We are all so happy that we got to share our work with the author of the novel for the first time, and this was perfect for boosting our confidence! :)<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-54704438512725073542010-01-18T08:06:00.000-08:002010-01-18T09:23:18.714-08:00Guardian of the Dead Cake!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVdTWwhkIpIPNH5pHtBEMg2HjIU3cJk8lRoxvkImBFtfOZy4wVYFaQ6yyg_QPTGGIEhDPPmNAKANJxR0RUJe5NmCc3cTnQzpQqJ3gjX2qVZ4yqNM-MHpOkqg25gDn24fMDeMFINtvxMDL/s1600-h/IMG_3481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVdTWwhkIpIPNH5pHtBEMg2HjIU3cJk8lRoxvkImBFtfOZy4wVYFaQ6yyg_QPTGGIEhDPPmNAKANJxR0RUJe5NmCc3cTnQzpQqJ3gjX2qVZ4yqNM-MHpOkqg25gDn24fMDeMFINtvxMDL/s320/IMG_3481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428117256382816162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnnDWwWFozb20flgWyCC7IfHSClsdAEyx978fMCiAOlkFrO6H9L_-R1B3l24Oa2QbnsMAobVYdwplJDI8MKwL-G6o2jKH13JFlPpxq2K7yZmToHjC8WrhmQ9MhlIysv4M1YYh4WVoveON/s1600-h/IMG_3495.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnnDWwWFozb20flgWyCC7IfHSClsdAEyx978fMCiAOlkFrO6H9L_-R1B3l24Oa2QbnsMAobVYdwplJDI8MKwL-G6o2jKH13JFlPpxq2K7yZmToHjC8WrhmQ9MhlIysv4M1YYh4WVoveON/s320/IMG_3495.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428117245359119682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOA8OVsutwGzY1-9MbS-angVoJ2vX3TsWPXMHl7r1uLWAsMo_L-Gg5Qt5oQvQdrquvXTHqkN7UByAOXOotApNiHvtoTj5RAACJ5fhxQikOYnH01Trk2vtbDZIKmoUHckWYNGfX_xsXgch/s1600-h/IMG_3479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOA8OVsutwGzY1-9MbS-angVoJ2vX3TsWPXMHl7r1uLWAsMo_L-Gg5Qt5oQvQdrquvXTHqkN7UByAOXOotApNiHvtoTj5RAACJ5fhxQikOYnH01Trk2vtbDZIKmoUHckWYNGfX_xsXgch/s320/IMG_3479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428117241945014674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwAMgBLLdY3JkAl_r1cLv81R2N0FJ0YLkHYhjB-rpoRbhw9aAhpDe6mqIn1RSmblGglWgSQuIYi4sOe61zdfO0GYKXbaA1anBsEzgmsry8MVbercyBny-JgYxJG_Xh3IeDzuW8PBgcXXN/s1600-h/IMG_3478.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwAMgBLLdY3JkAl_r1cLv81R2N0FJ0YLkHYhjB-rpoRbhw9aAhpDe6mqIn1RSmblGglWgSQuIYi4sOe61zdfO0GYKXbaA1anBsEzgmsry8MVbercyBny-JgYxJG_Xh3IeDzuW8PBgcXXN/s320/IMG_3478.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428117235579491106" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Guardian of the Dead </span>will not actually be released until April, but my mom got a free advanced copy. I ended loving it so much that I could not wait until April for the book group to read it! The main character and narrator, Ellie, is completely awesome! She is certainly no boring Bella Swan! While the ending was a bit...odd, everyone should read this when it comes out, especially girls! It is funny, exciting, and the type of fantasy you can enjoy without being a fantasy lover.<br /><br />We decided to base the cake on the magical mask that Ellie discovers. And the random octopus/sea monster thing? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out what that is about!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-45599521144590434362010-01-18T06:46:00.000-08:002010-01-18T08:05:57.528-08:00Pride and Prejudice and Zombie Cake!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Bf1HnBMWUDXo_dV9n2fSOqQpmujqdsa2zNkTTT1YV0G616kRBPAAXSCluWWicKWhvJl3OJjBu0gfKpT7HsOkSdnYtPV2xUYnTNKU45cpq19vhl8awWowZwbD2BzNrPbAkarHG_mI467/s1600-h/IMG_3329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9Bf1HnBMWUDXo_dV9n2fSOqQpmujqdsa2zNkTTT1YV0G616kRBPAAXSCluWWicKWhvJl3OJjBu0gfKpT7HsOkSdnYtPV2xUYnTNKU45cpq19vhl8awWowZwbD2BzNrPbAkarHG_mI467/s320/IMG_3329.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428099207875568402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOEFIXAsJPD84jB4dOCIFwLqTFpnwG04zKH0JQ7iid9x5eh0zxvymwSRkNolvH8taGY0sPd2y8ka4eE2U1h-DZAdelmelwsvOu1tqm3ulMrItLsfg1JniJk2nhMw0YC0BjRlOOi6j9e6w/s1600-h/IMG_3314.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwiFdtvhJsFxhlHqc7iWI2k9kiMIX0BrV7Aygafsb8XCbPaxqFHsEff_2YjtI9ASvQj4ASPdkAqR2jAspWNRU2PxL-NWtMLB0sD5zZKejylh34l6J0diOL_Wa8_C7uoMXDhETIacsErA7I/s320/IMG_3288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428096328224720066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL9hrW_Mieh9BExgf4DO6NKXS5NThH1GVFbXmmgDG6CVGt5GktjAOEd1H9hqRQAWE1AdhFWVP32_tQhZ1l0Pd4OHFsVALTLa8rd0sFj0uG1P22yJaE0Zv7OJ_5qjkTGvyP3L2EQDkhtCq/s1600-h/IMG_3310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJL9hrW_Mieh9BExgf4DO6NKXS5NThH1GVFbXmmgDG6CVGt5GktjAOEd1H9hqRQAWE1AdhFWVP32_tQhZ1l0Pd4OHFsVALTLa8rd0sFj0uG1P22yJaE0Zv7OJ_5qjkTGvyP3L2EQDkhtCq/s320/IMG_3310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428096319458719026" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">I am finally putting these up! It's only been, you know, a few months since they were taken! Here is our epic cake from <span style="font-style: italic;">Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</span>! This takes place during the ball at Netherfield, when zombies break up the festivities to devour the brains of the dancers. The heroic zombie-fighting Bennet sisters take their place in the center of the action, forming their unbeatable Pentagram of Death!<br /><br />If you are a Jane Austen lover and enjoy dark comedy, definitely read <span style="font-style: italic;">Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</span>!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-24344971938066289702009-09-20T12:19:00.000-07:002009-09-20T12:32:18.247-07:00SUMMER IS OVER, BOOK GROUP IS BACK!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.eeriebooks.com/horror/book-club/pride-prejudice-zombies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 455px;" src="http://www.eeriebooks.com/horror/book-club/pride-prejudice-zombies.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I hope everyone had a great summer, and a fabulous start of the school year! I think it's time to get our favorite book/ cake club going again, eh? Since we love covering our cakes in blood so much and love Jane Austen, I think it's time we did "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies." For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Seth Grahame-Smith took Jane Austen's book and added in lots of gory zombie violence to the plot! Sounds fun!<br /><br />I am not sure when the next meeting will be, but there must be some day where there isn't marching band! In the mean time, start reading!<br /><br />By the way, if you are wondering why pictures of our last cake never were posted, we ended up being a bit more into talking to people on Charles's X-box than working on the cake. First we couldn't get it out of the pan, then whatever we tried to add only made it look worse...so, that was kind of a fail.<br /><br /></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-38311363920496457832009-05-04T16:30:00.000-07:002009-05-04T16:41:30.929-07:00New book!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://goldcreek.act.edu.au/yara/pages/reviews/covers/song_of_the_sparrow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 497px;" src="http://goldcreek.act.edu.au/yara/pages/reviews/covers/song_of_the_sparrow.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Sorry about the delay in posting this, but as many of you know, the new book is <span style="font-style: italic;">Song of the Sparrow </span>by Lisa Ann Sandell.<br /><br />It is a book written in verse about the Lady of Shalott, and I really encourage everyone to read it, I loved it!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-87279948901434778762009-04-26T04:32:00.000-07:002010-06-23T09:14:46.535-07:00*REBECCA SPOILER ALERT*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYfyk7JkRsR7DxtA6nMu6iiPRJZdUb-Khce72cTHoAH6hFN9_LIMsewzQdwT2G_pjYJxn-vtVDf-9VOfStziOmXMjSoZDduuL3Rt0fzfywSOZJwRMCQumqw7eWQw2NK8gKOix_uMw92_E/s1600-h/IMG_6516.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYfyk7JkRsR7DxtA6nMu6iiPRJZdUb-Khce72cTHoAH6hFN9_LIMsewzQdwT2G_pjYJxn-vtVDf-9VOfStziOmXMjSoZDduuL3Rt0fzfywSOZJwRMCQumqw7eWQw2NK8gKOix_uMw92_E/s320/IMG_6516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328966463680288914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GsrQS2QwGMbJ9drYHn-JC3B4jqZhjhIR2IgYBkThyQ-MBDEW8s01b7m9qU9kyMrA6H4qUI3h0LGOmdJUy1-J-y2suVp1dSL5qjEWb89HQmNi2wLLLXPCFtkyPm-MUJwoE0y8HGoJx55P/s1600-h/IMG_6513.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GsrQS2QwGMbJ9drYHn-JC3B4jqZhjhIR2IgYBkThyQ-MBDEW8s01b7m9qU9kyMrA6H4qUI3h0LGOmdJUy1-J-y2suVp1dSL5qjEWb89HQmNi2wLLLXPCFtkyPm-MUJwoE0y8HGoJx55P/s320/IMG_6513.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328966454815506434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLQuz2WplY9-HKbriYVPMDQHuUePylRO4MW-NaeLSwBC74OGhyphenhyphenPAspYQY6-FLEEDv7WP-w7Bf4rqR08gC0MAEiEcKKMpwLt8TikrdLpL_ctr2jEvS8AbtRc5AkFK73fHFh-NeK60YOXSh/s1600-h/IMG_6508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLQuz2WplY9-HKbriYVPMDQHuUePylRO4MW-NaeLSwBC74OGhyphenhyphenPAspYQY6-FLEEDv7WP-w7Bf4rqR08gC0MAEiEcKKMpwLt8TikrdLpL_ctr2jEvS8AbtRc5AkFK73fHFh-NeK60YOXSh/s320/IMG_6508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328966448383456562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNSxNdlNvz60Ggub0YV5MbhwWZlVZhqDXa5dvQTeKE71VH8mlrDZyBTWzlWZf-LK7vXJ8TdcAv2HoTcv0xhmA3igYfPo11iWxSjfVaCqNZmJ0zMSgbzzwLRhw4LJNn-ZJBNtResPvNMSh/s1600-h/IMG_6506.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNSxNdlNvz60Ggub0YV5MbhwWZlVZhqDXa5dvQTeKE71VH8mlrDZyBTWzlWZf-LK7vXJ8TdcAv2HoTcv0xhmA3igYfPo11iWxSjfVaCqNZmJ0zMSgbzzwLRhw4LJNn-ZJBNtResPvNMSh/s320/IMG_6506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328966444176740210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br />So, our "Rebecca" cake wasn't quite as magnificent as the Grimm's cake, we stuck to something pretty simple. This is Rebecca's dead body with the bullet wound in her heart. I am not exactly sure how much time has passed since she died, since there is still blood, and yet her hair has already been "turned white by the sea" and there are fish in it! But, it's a cake, so I guess it doesn't have to be exactly realistic! </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The creepy pink and orange and green thing is another one of Caroline's creepy creatures (yay, alliteration!) made of fondant. It is apparently Jasper the dog. He is eating Rebecca's face. This time we couldn't just cover it up and make it a hill. Haha. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">We know she got shot, it was just fun to stick the knife in. Ok, that sounds like we have a really sick sense of humor, but it was a cake<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"></span>!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-25522034747722030072009-04-20T15:35:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:38:39.227-07:00Pictures Below!<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Definitely click on the pictures to make them larger, especially the overall view of the cake! My "Clever Alice" is the face on the side of the mountain with a peanut body and the hatchet over her head! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! You really have to read that story....And if you read the blue letters in the cake that say FOX, it is Caroline's marker to the fox that we buried and made a hill. Sorry, Caroline, we just were a little creeped out by that thing!<br /><br />Oh, and we are rescheduling Rebecca for this weekend, so you can still read it!!!<br /></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-91191429090772092982009-04-20T15:09:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:32:01.930-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4OArq3kro2SUVjfeJxrGZA6evdyTzpfCdnHHBiZZX-kQgzTD0sVveukJUukxBGU94fKnAqlyMTfNyvS6EGrWtan1aHbZHIAkgX94x9XzWuV8YT_2MueD-Dr_rqifiyV1L0Ayvh_QFn0I/s1600-h/Grimm's+Cake+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4OArq3kro2SUVjfeJxrGZA6evdyTzpfCdnHHBiZZX-kQgzTD0sVveukJUukxBGU94fKnAqlyMTfNyvS6EGrWtan1aHbZHIAkgX94x9XzWuV8YT_2MueD-Dr_rqifiyV1L0Ayvh_QFn0I/s320/Grimm's+Cake+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326901811506529122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhap4m87BD54URIimEz5ypOTFm6kHOLDna4gmfWs5TiN5u7Z9Y9evSdf0yTBmWI2bwK0ADou8IGBwUw2I3sDRYRSVNyxVpcHN9ngtoiw7QAiYa2hdySilYfkzGt2jJhjPPn0dDw-PYgkZ/s1600-h/Grimm's+Cake+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhap4m87BD54URIimEz5ypOTFm6kHOLDna4gmfWs5TiN5u7Z9Y9evSdf0yTBmWI2bwK0ADou8IGBwUw2I3sDRYRSVNyxVpcHN9ngtoiw7QAiYa2hdySilYfkzGt2jJhjPPn0dDw-PYgkZ/s320/Grimm's+Cake+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326901807440864354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxUFcgKWW8Zrbozwc7JpSqtxqVhSYiRAAKlTt-4DT5zalvrRfiy16jOFtvUuDjzGqat3W9FGYK2KCsSX-0QpZnhS3ggFd3WvQKzp6vSRaZjBJlHg0vAH1CN0PTBAKwOL_C_5qpXNulq8v/s1600-h/Grimm's+Cake+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimxUFcgKWW8Zrbozwc7JpSqtxqVhSYiRAAKlTt-4DT5zalvrRfiy16jOFtvUuDjzGqat3W9FGYK2KCsSX-0QpZnhS3ggFd3WvQKzp6vSRaZjBJlHg0vAH1CN0PTBAKwOL_C_5qpXNulq8v/s320/Grimm's+Cake+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326901805097616642" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">So, the first picture did not turn out especially well, but the brown thing was the most adorable deer made out of a peanut and marzipan ever! (I am quite proud!) This was from "The Little Brother and Sister", in which the brother drinks from a stream and turns into a deer, and then all of this random stuff happens, and the sister becomes queen, and it's all very random!!! Anyway, the deer is drinking from the pond that comes out of the waterfall coming down the mountain thing that you can see in the whole picture!<br /><br />The second picture shows Olivia's fantastic Cinderella coming out of a tower of her castle! The whole covering the castle with black food coloring didn't work out especially well, but it's still awesome! We went a bit overboard with covering the cake with little bushes and mushrooms (cookies and gumdrops on pretzel sticks), but the overall effect is really quite charming!<br /><br />The last obviously shows the entire cake, which was amazing!!! It is difficult to see the details, and I recommend clicking on the picture to make it larger! The little procession of animals that are in twos is from "The Two Brothers", the two geese and the fox in the back are from "The Fox and the Geese" (haha!), the rose with the dead body (HAHAHAHA!) in the right-front corner is from "The Rose", and you can't see my amazing "Clever Alice" at all. :(<br /><br />I hope you can get the general idea of the cake and how brilliant it was! We all loved how it turned out!!!!!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-90824525744734942052009-04-20T12:26:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:33:30.176-07:00Finally!<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);">Sorry for the delay, but here are some pictures of the Grimm's cake! There were only three on Olivia's camera! I thought that we had taken more, but I guess that was on the cellphone!<br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-19477138553643597802009-04-15T17:03:00.000-07:002009-04-15T17:17:46.202-07:00Rebecca Meeting!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thecandlestick.org/images/Candleburning.jpg%20%20"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 726px; height: 1376px;" src="http://www.thecandlestick.org/images/Candleburning.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Hello!<br /><br />So, the plan is to have the first meeting for <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebecca</span> this Saturday at Aidan's house. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">We are planning on a new rule, YOU MUST HAVE ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK TO COME TO THE MEETING.</span> I mean, we aren't going to kick you out if you do come or anything, but it would make more sense this way, so that we actually get to discuss the book instead of a couple people planning the cake and everyone else... say, playing Wii! Not that there won't be time for that stuff as well.<br /><br />I am so far the only person who as actually finished it, but Olivia is almost done, and a couple others PROMISED that they would read it! So, I guess we'll have a very small meeting again. We are going to be planning the next cake and watching the movie of <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebecca. </span><br /><br />Remember, all this is tentative, as we may all perish in a fire if Caroline or I trip during Honor Society on Friday. I really will try not to catch your hair on fire, Olivia! But hey, let's not go there!<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-13395178235524501182009-04-06T12:17:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:25:31.535-07:00Rebecca!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hey!<br /><br />I just wanted to say that I just finished <span style="font-style: italic;">Rebecca, </span>and I absolutely loved it! The first couple of chapters or so are kind of boring, but it gets much better! I love how you don't even know the narrator's name, it is all about Rebecca! It isn't exactly a murder mystery like you generally think of them, where you are trying to figure out the killer. And it keeps you interested even once you know what happened, which is weird... Plus, what a last paragraph!!!!!!!! I don't want to give anything away, but I really do think that everyone should read it!<br /><br />Enjoy your spring break!<br /><br /></span></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-35806592899250424112009-03-29T10:19:00.000-07:002009-03-29T10:43:14.478-07:00Grimm's cake and our next book!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.caribousmom.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/rebecca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 211px;" src="http://www.caribousmom.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/rebecca.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Hey! I will post pictures of the Grimm's cake eventually, but they need to be emailed to me first! It was awesome though, and those of us who bothered to COME had a fabulous time making it, eating it, making up "What if.."s, making Charles chase basketballs down hills, getting locked in the basement by Caroline, etc...<br /><br />Many of us found most of the fairy tales hilarious and random, although often gruesome. However, Sarah puts it..."</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I tried reading some of them, and it was so boring and painful I had to stop</span>."<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Haha.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><br />We have decided to read "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier next. This is a British murder mystery, and reader reviews seem to agree that although some of it may seem slow or dull, it truly is a great read if you are not discouraged by that fact and keep reading! I have a feeling that those people who couldn't get through a Grimm's fairy tale might not love this book either, but Olivia and I certainly are looking forward to it! Next time we will choose a more modern book!<br /><br />Since our next meeting will probably not be for another three weeks due to Spring Break, everyone should have plenty of time to acquire and read it.<br /></span></span><span><br /><br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-41328371488751909532009-03-25T12:09:00.000-07:002009-03-25T12:13:34.784-07:00Meeting on Saturday!<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: lucida grande;">There is a meeting this Saturday (the 28th, I think). We are sticking to the 11-3 schedule, and this will be at Olivia's house again. We are making the Grimm's Fairy Tales cake! We will also decide on the next book. I am sure Olivia will want to discuss this movie thing as well. Lol.<br /></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-74487209456901602512009-03-11T12:06:00.000-07:002009-03-11T12:08:31.958-07:00The Board Dudes!<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial;">In case you were curious, the Board Dudes have so far failed to respond to our email!!!!!! We have to try calling them again! We should email them again as well!</span></span><br /></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-76718958328844636882009-03-11T11:58:00.000-07:002009-03-11T12:05:32.063-07:00Meeting! Planning the Grimm's Fairy Tale Cake!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1904/grimmon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 500px;" src="http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1904/grimmon2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">There will be a meeting this Saturday the 14th at Olivia's house, from 11:30- around 1:30. Bring your ideas for the next cake! Make sure you ask Olivia for directions if you need them! Hahaha, I totally recommend reading "Clever Alice." It is completely random! Well, most of them are completely random!<br /></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-85442479944136067412009-02-28T15:40:00.001-08:002009-02-28T16:13:57.347-08:00The Coraline Cake!!!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9Pv0dZBGxI83k2noEzZMNhrmQBqEH9Tv2TcGZSFXFrMI-pgbD5ggDLwQrGnUU0jdl-3ZhlxWlaoh-CoS464oHaQXmn1suosd5xmsryC0ec5SBqcU7WfO7et13xdf5ppU68HeX7JrlQjo/s1600-h/IMG_6483%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9Pv0dZBGxI83k2noEzZMNhrmQBqEH9Tv2TcGZSFXFrMI-pgbD5ggDLwQrGnUU0jdl-3ZhlxWlaoh-CoS464oHaQXmn1suosd5xmsryC0ec5SBqcU7WfO7et13xdf5ppU68HeX7JrlQjo/s400/IMG_6483%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308005744989493570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcVxvciCqX2PlG1uvOY0Dq0vBEqGV5SEA0e8p78k_NY-pLct43S2ILrzo87HeWv_I_k01Rc5m-IewlcuVozlJvcktdHb7c0ACkKGWM6YRnUdzCFCNbfBvcm19m4G8dvS6WK74nG805FhY/s1600-h/IMG_6482%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcVxvciCqX2PlG1uvOY0Dq0vBEqGV5SEA0e8p78k_NY-pLct43S2ILrzo87HeWv_I_k01Rc5m-IewlcuVozlJvcktdHb7c0ACkKGWM6YRnUdzCFCNbfBvcm19m4G8dvS6WK74nG805FhY/s400/IMG_6482%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308005744152734722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGsKBweLXLrBYeOb4cUbEDrhhNk3f43KYYwC3rOIax3Xm03HqCrL0g6KwIV4aHkwjSnWyINAbVug0zmdhdfaEv1iVNBoSLdEUyKMc5T_YsOQADCvFkchum0jkZijrp1uYusJrv53gY5p-/s1600-h/IMG_6485%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGsKBweLXLrBYeOb4cUbEDrhhNk3f43KYYwC3rOIax3Xm03HqCrL0g6KwIV4aHkwjSnWyINAbVug0zmdhdfaEv1iVNBoSLdEUyKMc5T_YsOQADCvFkchum0jkZijrp1uYusJrv53gY5p-/s400/IMG_6485%5B1%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308005740441212914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDOII5-Qu7pxX_1rnd4Lokxki5WSxFZR-khT7EA6n5huIdQWXMzUjFP3JLGX-O0YPvh6AuKKgGqmTWxJWkcn_rkRyiZUEXqholfgZ29h-Uti4jomum2s0a-IIDjLOS7z4PAswHfyKV_th/s1600-h/IMG_6484%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDOII5-Qu7pxX_1rnd4Lokxki5WSxFZR-khT7EA6n5huIdQWXMzUjFP3JLGX-O0YPvh6AuKKgGqmTWxJWkcn_rkRyiZUEXqholfgZ29h-Uti4jomum2s0a-IIDjLOS7z4PAswHfyKV_th/s400/IMG_6484%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308005739843944802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodc9_OQTcMbv4_4JVe2e17AcWUqkWIbUor4w2mVVwIAX94teQexoaL7Ef__PW31rkN8Zzmjl6xSP1UMh-CjWtQiHhyphenhyphenNmI8XN4Ei2Iw8BJgPlhzzP7d2D4IdvZYp2t4APese834M4KFqNN/s1600-h/IMG_6488%5B2%5D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjodc9_OQTcMbv4_4JVe2e17AcWUqkWIbUor4w2mVVwIAX94teQexoaL7Ef__PW31rkN8Zzmjl6xSP1UMh-CjWtQiHhyphenhyphenNmI8XN4Ei2Iw8BJgPlhzzP7d2D4IdvZYp2t4APese834M4KFqNN/s400/IMG_6488%5B2%5D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308005735175101538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);">Here are the pictures I have! I didn't manage to get any before the house fell apart. Hopefully someone will be able to send me one! It is a little hard to see, but the cake came out quite well overall! We went for black, white, and red to get a sense of the creepiness that is Coraline. The cat and rats were supposed to be black, but we had some trouble getting the marzipan darker than the gray you see. The face is the "other mother." It was pretty yummy!</span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-84875315828915680202009-02-28T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-28T11:25:50.361-08:00Next Book!<span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">We are going to read a book of Grimm's Fairy Tales next! Members: put a post-it note or something when you read stories that you think we should put into the cake. </span><br /></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-71279668053864784262009-02-25T13:08:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:14:43.580-08:00Next Meeting!<span style="font-family: courier new;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Our next meeting will be this Saturday (28th) at 11. I am not sure how long it will take at the moment. We will make the Coraline cake. I will make the cake itself ahead of time, so we will be decorating. Please tell me if you can not come! Thanks!<br /><br />(We will also decide on the book, so please vote in the pole if you have not. You don't have to be a member to vote on what we should do!)<br /></span></span></span></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873047166611264722.post-53568913389941704912009-02-14T16:20:00.000-08:002009-02-14T16:33:38.819-08:00First Meeting!<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok, so we just had our first meeting. As our first book is <span style="font-style: italic;">Coraline</span>, we went to see the movie! I believe our general thoughts were this:<br /><br />Book: Pretty awesome, although incredibly creepy. This was written for children?????<br /><br />Movie: Incredible animation, and nowhere near as nightmare-provoking as the book. Although most of the additions were fine, such as the dolls and making the mice hop (hehe), giving Coraline a friend (Weidy or Whiny or whatever his name was) wasn't the greatest idea. A big part of the book was how Coraline was the only kid!<br /><br />Next meeting, we will create our <span style="font-style: italic;">Coraline </span>cake. We will decide on a date soon! And if I didn't manage to portray your reactions correctly, please leave your thoughts in the comments!<br /></span></span></span>Harriethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16966541079680465833noreply@blogger.com4