Cupcake Tower

Cupcake Tower
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I made cupcakes for Eric and Margaret's wedding. There were four flavors: green tea, lemon buttermilk, hazelnut with chocolate mousse filling, and apricot almond. Three of the recipes were from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, the best cupcake cookbook of all time.

Boston Rhino

Boston Rhino
Originally uploaded by zostra

We had the afternoon off before heading back home from our conference in Boston. I elected to head over to my favorite Boston museum, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a beautiful old home full of all kinds of art from her life of collecting. You can't take pictures inside, but on my way over I ran into this guy. Cute, isn't he?

Mike's Goodness

Mike's Goodness
Originally uploaded by zostra

Apparently everyone who lives in Boston, visits Boston, has a vague connection with Boston loves Mike's Pastry. It's in the North End, and there always seems to be a line out the door. It helps that they have great baked goods, and the distinctive blue & white boxes tied with twine that you carry out are a pretty good marketing scheme. I couldn't resist, although I'm pretty sure Mike eschews butter-less baking.

Cypress' New Hat

Cypress' New Hat
Originally uploaded by zostra

Cy got a hat from the Easter Bunny. He's pretty excited about it...

Sleepy Cy

Sleepy Cy
Originally uploaded by zostra

He seems to fall asleep every time I hold him. Not that I mind. Definitely a nephew after my own heart.

Asterix's Garden

Asterix's Garden
Originally uploaded by zostra

At the Home & Garden Show this year, one of the mini-gardens put together by local grade schoolers featured three of my favorite comic characters of all time: Asterix, Obelix, and Dogmatix. A must read for all lovers of comics, ancient history, and pun after pun after pun.

Floral Penguins

Floral Penguins
Originally uploaded by zostra

The Bouquet d'Artes is one of my favorite events every year, and this year was no exception. It was at the DeYoung, as it has been the past few years. There were several arrangements that really caught my eye, but we almost missed this one tucked away in the hall going out to the parking garage. Aren't they marvelous?

Margaret's Getting Married!

Margaret's Shower
Originally uploaded by zostra

And doesn't she look lovely in the toilet paper gown we designed for her?