For me, some things beg to be photographed. Like this tree. It was late afternoon and my daughters and I were headed to Lake Martin to take ...

I was asked to make a cake to match the shower invitations, which were light blue with a polka dot border in blue, green, yellow, and white....

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, I gotta love one man 'til I die, So I can't help lovin' dat man of mine. Excerpt from the song...

I joined the Photo Shootout group on Facebook . It's a group that Keith Thibodeaux started. Basically it's a friendly photo compe...

Learning to use a new camera can be daunting. I've found that the person who is the most patient and willing to sit still while I fidget...

January 1, 2009. The first day of the new year. I decided to spend it being one with nature. I arrived at Lake Martin at around 1:00. Since ...

My previous camera, a Minolta DiMAGE 5, decided to retire. It made a few sputtering noises, then a loud *POP*, then it emitted the telltale ...

Kasey and her friend Callie wanted to enter the 4-H Christmas Cookie Competition so included my younger daughter, Korey, and we made a day o...

While I always enjoy compliments on my cakes and cookies, I've recently begun to get many compliments on may cake and cookie photography...

This is another version of the cake I fell in love with on www.pinkcakebox.com . You can click here to see the first one I did, which was a...

"...what thwarts us and demands of us the greatest effort is also what can teach us most." --- Matthew Arnold Yesterday, November...

My paternal grandfather, Harvey Dever, turned 93 on November 4th. We got together at his house the following Sunday to celebrate. Since he l...

A friend asked me to make her baby's baptism cake. She left the design up to me. I searched for ideas, but nothing really caught my eye....

Three more cakes in autumn and Halloween themes. First is Brook's Boo-lated Birthday Cake. We were going to Brook & Sam's annual...

This is another cake that I made for a coworker's birthday. Gum paste is a new medium for me, so I wanted to try something new. I used a...

This is my second attempt at covering a cake in fondant. My first attempt at making gumpaste roses. This is definitely going to take some pr...

The Black Pot Cook-off fundraiser was held at Angelle Park in Cecilia on October 4. Our friends, Brook and Sam, asked if we'd participa...

My friend and co-worker, Belit, asked me to bake a cake for her daughter Bella's first birthday. She gave me creative license and I knew...

This cake was baked for the son of my friend, Tally, to celebrate his 14th birthday. It's a six-layer, devil's food cake with bavari...

I baked this cake for the daughter of my friend and co-worker, Toni. She wanted a cake to match the party invitations. It's an 11" ...

I took these pictures on my birthday, September 8th. The sun was setting as storm clouds were building. I thought the scene was quite beauti...

My birthday was September 8th so of course I baked myself a birthday cake. I wanted to try something new and I definitely wanted buttercream...

My son, Nick, has decided that he wants to run a plant nursery. My paternal grandfather, Nick's great-grandfather had one, my dad's ...

After much preparation and anticipation, hurricane Gustav headed straight for us. Of course I made the usual preparations: cleaned house and...

This is a carrot cake that a friend ordered for her own birthday. It's a triple-layer carrot cake filled and frosted with cream cheese ...

I carry my camera with me everywhere . I enjoy taking pictures of my children and my confections. But I also find beauty and interest in the...

Recently I discovered Picnik , a free web-based application that lets you do cool things with pictures, without using PhotoShop. I found a F...

Today is my husband's birthday so I made a cake just for him. It's an 8-inch, three layer, french vanilla cake. One layer of banana ...