Comments on: A Slice of Cake

By: temim

temim — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:30:03 +0000

ah, but have you seen the anne MINI-SERIES! diana barry and gilbert bly were like two of my first crushes. recently friends and i went a little (ok way) over the top and assembled four plates of fancy finger-sandwiches to be accompanied by alcoholic raspberry cordial and knocked ourselves out on all 6 hours of periodpieceindulgence!

By: Harmony

Harmony — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:11:05 +0000

I was never an Anne fan (although I do recall reading Emily), but I am a big fan of cake, and I made this one two nights ago. It is delish! I love the way the purple color of the plums permeates the whole top of the cake and the cornmeal gives it a nice taste and texture.

By: Molly

Molly — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:08:28 +0000

I, too, had a thing for Anne. So much so that in my preteen years (and, um, sometimes beyond) I would sign my letters from “Molly Anne of Green Gables.” This makes a tiny bit of sense, as my middle name is actually Anne. But, still. Sigh. The cake looks lovely, too, and I’m happy to know others love L.M. Montgomery as much as me!

By: hannah

hannah — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:47:23 +0000

Oh those books, and the lovely accompanying movies, so perfectly cast…they were so much a part of my childhood that it is hard to say whether I saw myself in Anne or whether I modeled myself after her…to this day I think of her whenever I wear my hair in braids, see a puffed-sleeve anything, and when I carry my vintage carpet bag about town. I love your writing, and your blog, thanks for seeing things so well and writing about them so prettily.

By: codfish

codfish — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:32:43 +0000

Oh Nicole, thank you for reminding me of Anne! I haven’t thought of her in years but now I’m ready to root through my bookcase to find her!

Now I just need the tea and cake… : )

By: cha sen

cha sen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:58:14 +0000

What a great recipe for a perfect evening: tea, books, and a slice of cake.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:29:18 +0000

I just wanted to write and say what a wonderful post that was! I read all the anne books when I was younger (although I have to say I identified most of all with Emily) and I never knew L.M. Montgomery had published her journals… I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to read them (I suspect her of being a kindred spirit, somehow). Her books are one of those things that just center me- my password to my email account is a quote from one of her novels, just to remind me that under the world of email and work and school there is her world of magic and wonder and beauty :) Your post certainly reminded me of that as well. Thanks!

By: Sprouted Kitchen/Sara

Sprouted Kitchen/Sara — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:18:29 +0000

such a great post, i love it. I need writing practice, it’s harder than I thought. Quite inspiring :)