fembaker

Life, love amd baked goods

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I have been a baker, chef and cake decorator for over 50 years. I love cookbooks and have a large collection. I like to be creative and be challenged by new ideas. I am semi-retired, not neing able to be idle for long.

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  • Grief is a Phoenix

    It began as a tiny spark over 3 years ago. That’s when my husband tried to kill himself with an overdose of insulin. I spent 3 days by his side in a hospital room while he was under “observation”. He told them everything they wanted to hear so they would let him out. But when…

  • Loss

    It’s been 6 days since I lost my husband to pancreatic cancer. Six days of endless loops of memories and decisions. How do you start over after spending 50 years with the same person? Fifty years is a lifetime. A lot of people don’t even live that long, let alone spend it with just one…

  • This is my world

    I am nearing 70 years of living. I have been and done a lot of things in those years. Some I am proud of and some not as much. But all of my experiences have made me who I am, so I embrace it all, good or bad. I am not always a happy person…