The idea for these cupcakes started out as a very conceptual ode to “Rosie the Riveter”, the cultural icon who represents the role of women in the economy of World War II and, nowadays, serves as a ubiquitous symbol of feminism. The real Rosies were the working women who comprised the industrial labor force during […]
I mentioned last week that, as the new year began, I was feeling short on resolutions. I chose one: to not let any negative (and fluctuating) day-to-day feelings get to me too deeply and I’m doing pretty well on that front, if I do say so myself. As the weeks tick on, however, I’m feeling […]
Historically I’ve been the kind of person who approaches each new year with a fresh planner in one hand and a stack of to-do lists in the other, ready to start tackling resolutions with an iron-clad will. The beginning of 2019, however, has been a little different for me. Call it January blues or maybe […]
It seems more than a little surreal to finally finish this little gingerbread house of mine. I can remember so distinctly the day I Googled “Gingerbread house from the movie The Holiday” (I spend too much time on the internet), and, when no results came up, decided that it was something I needed to do. […]
Once the construction and assembly was finished and the house stood in real life and before my eyes, it was easy to think that I was practically done. I told myself, starring lovingly at my dream come into fruition, that it was at least 90% complete, just a few finishing details to go. What I […]
