I have baked for most of my life and especially so throughout my kiddoes younger lives. I even took cake decorating classes and always made sweet confections for family and friends. And then there was yesterday. A cake fail.

I really wanted to bake a layer cake for #2’s birthday. So after I removed the finished layers from the oven and let them cool, I did what I always have done--run my spatula around the inside edge, set a plate on top of the pan and flipped it over. Half stuck. I was like OMG. I set a lot of the broken pieces on top, wondering if I could do something with the mess besides cake balls (not my fav). I eyeballed the second layer and repeat and flip and half stuck.

I was feeling jinxed. Labels: author collaboration, beauty pageant, Just You and Me, romantic comedy, torn ligaments, Vicki Batman

May 9, 2017

Guest Princess Tina Susedik! Please give a warm welcome to our guest princess, Tina Susedik!

Speed Round (one word only answer):
Favorite movie:
Favorite book: A Knight in Shining Armor
Last book read: Missing : The Lady Said No by Jacquie Biggar
Favorite color: Yellow
Stilettos or flipflops: flipflops
Coffee or tea: tea
Ebook or paperback: Both
Pencil or pen:Both
Favorite song: Thank You by Led Zepplin
Streak or not: Not
Favorite dessert: Chocolate
Champagne or gin: Champagne
Paranormal or Historical: Historical
Ginger or Mary Ann: Mary Ann
Favorite TV show: None
Hot or cold: Hot
POV: Third
I'd die if I don't have: Wear a bra

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Posted by Allison at 9:05 AM 6 comments: May 2, 2017

Michelle Miles: What's your inspiration? I just love her dragons. So what fuels your inspiration? What makes you happy and sooths the soul?
Posted by Michelle Miles at 8:31 AM 6 comments: Labels: #Inspiration, dragons, garden, gazebo, Michelle Miles Allison B. Collins Falling for the Rebel Cowboy Sylvia McDaniel Vicki Batman featuring The Great Fruitcake Bake-off Michelle Miles Chris Keniston Elizabeth Essex Karilyn Bentley Liese Sherwood-Fabre Step back to London, 1895
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