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March 31, 2022

Easter cake with chocolate feathers & mini eggs in a spun sugar nest.

Last spring, I was inspired to create an Easter nest cake with a delicate, whimsical touch. I enjoy the pastel, colorful trappings of eggs and flowers that fill our feeds and tickle our eyes when we walk down the holiday isles at the store. However, I couldn’t help but bring into this cake my love…Continue Reading “Easter cake with chocolate feathers & mini eggs in a spun sugar nest.” →

March 31, 2022

Hand-painted mini eggs

Food, My Life

Painted mini eggs in your own favorite colors I am a sucker for Cadbury mini eggs to begin with, their taste and the matte candy shell. But I wondered how I could get eggs that were the blush and golden colors of my dreams. Then I considered how I used food coloring with alcohol to…Continue Reading “Hand-painted mini eggs” →

February 2, 2022

January – Chasing Frozen Waterfalls

My Life

I just decided today that I should create a post for each month, to give me an outlet to share the photos I take that often never see the light of day after they go to my computer. In December last year I decided I need to be intentional about editing my photos each month…Continue Reading “January – Chasing Frozen Waterfalls” →

April 2, 2021

Foggy Morning Feels

My Life

When considering the sluggish trends I had fallen into during the early months of this year, I look to a particular Saturday as one when the I began to awake. On this morning, I woke in the literal sense, and noticed fog outside the window. Fog is my favorite weather condition for photographs (as long…Continue Reading “Foggy Morning Feels” →

March 30, 2021

Remi turns 3

Mon Petit Remi, My Life

I won’t say much here. Partly because I don’t need to sink into nostalgia today. Lol! I’ll simply link to my sweet girl’s birth story and her newborn photos and post some cute pictures. The main focus of her birthday this year was a cake. It began a couple months before her birthday. She came…Continue Reading “Remi turns 3” →

March 26, 2021

The Winter Wilderness

My Life

Bleak and Beautiful Over the last few years I’ve come to appreciate each season for it’s own charms. Particularly I’ve found myself fascinated by the bleakness of winter. I wonder at the way the palette of color changes throughout the year. Winter in our area is a minimalist’s dream, really. White, black, nude, repeat (as…Continue Reading “The Winter Wilderness” →

July 11, 2019

Flying Free in Phoenix

My Life, Travel

Prologue On a cold, snowy day in February Steven and I were offered the opportunity to travel to a resort in Phoenix and spend five days in the desert. We were blessed to have the generous support of our parents who agreed to take on the responsibility of watching all three kids, including Remi, who…Continue Reading “Flying Free in Phoenix” →

July 6, 2019

Cherry Picking and Finger Licking

Family, Food, My Life, Travel

The Picking I’m a sucker for an experience. Offer me a chance to haul my brood to pick cherries from a tree during the golden hour and I will jump at the chance! Thanks to the generosity of a friend from church, we were given that chance! It was just as lovely as it sounds….Continue Reading “Cherry Picking and Finger Licking” →

May 24, 2019

Tarchala Family – Year in the Life Film 2018

Family, Film, My Life, Travel

You might remember that I made a year in the life film for our family, featuring adventures from our life in 2016. It has remained one of the most cherished projects I have ever undertaken (undertook?). My nostalgia is quite satisfied by these films. I’m ever so happy I took the time to do this…Continue Reading “Tarchala Family – Year in the Life Film 2018” →

May 2, 2019

Chai Infused Almond Cake Mix Cookies with Lemon Whipped Cream Filling

Food, My Life, Recipes

How did this recipe end up with such a complicated title? Short answer: I’m a complicated person who likes to complicate things. Long answer: For those of you that actually read the absurd stories at the beginning of recipes, this is for you… our church was hosting a week of special events for a Missions…Continue Reading “Chai Infused Almond Cake Mix Cookies with Lemon Whipped Cream Filling” →