It’s March and the last recipe I shared was a Christmas treat. Gah! Life has slowed down a bit and I am here to report that I am happy be back in the saddle again. First, I feel the need to do a little explaining for my hiatus. In mid-December we bought a house! As if the holidays aren’t crazy enough, we spent all of our down-time from then until the beginning of February, painting each room, each baseboard, each piece of trim, and closets! Painting closets may have been the death of me if it weren’t for my angel of a sister coming to help me out.
Along with that, came a few other projects, the most noteworthy being re-staining/painting all the bathroom and kitchen cupboards. I learned THAT is not a project for the faint of heart. After that, we, still had to, you know, pack up and move our stuff from the old house to the new one. After a few weeks, we are finally settled into our, new to us, neck of the woods and are loving it! We are grateful for the space we have and the comfort and rest a home provides from day to day.
While I may have taken some time off from blogging, I have not taken time off from baking and my kitchen has been as busy as ever. I am currently working on my next recipe for ya! It should be live on the blog in the next day or two. Can anybody say cheesecake?!
Playing off my metaphorical comparison of being back in the saddle to getting my tail end in gear in regards to blogging, I decided a picture of me in the saddle would do for this post. However, sometimes you find as the girl behind the camera, photos of yourself are in short supply. It was slim pickings, but I found this gem from 2 1/2 years ago. My Cowboy took it along with five or six similar ones. My eyes were closed or squinting, something awful, in about every single one. So pardon my silly face, but I really was having fun. It was bright that afternoon!
Getting back in the saddle after a long break does have some challenges though. Like a sore keister, the first few photos I edited for ya’ll were a little painful. My under-worked Photoshop muscles struggled, and parts of my regular editing process just wouldn’t come back to me! As I re-familiarized myself with the program, inspiration came and I think I have it down again :). Be sure to check back soon for a new recipe!
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xoxo,
Hannah
