#cake fork

A fork has to have between two and four tines or prongs and, apparently, there are over thirty five different types of them, many a hangover from the 19th century obsession with etiquette and single-purpose cutlery. One such is the cake fork which has three tines compared with the standard dinner fork’s four. As well as having just three tines, its other distinctive design feature is its wider,…

Etsy List: Have your cake and eat it

You’re either a starter person or you’re a dessert person. I definitely fall into the latter category. Give me the choice between sweet or savoury, I choose sweet every time. But you’ve probably already guessed that by the high percentage of desserts in our regular Cakes & Bakes series! :-)

Today’s Etsy List is a celebration of all things cake!

Have your cake and eat it Curated by H is for Home

Thomas Kinkade died in April. Strange that this breaking news caught me after almost three months since the World of kitsch lost its King.

Statistics say that every twentieth American household possesses at least one artpiece done by Kinkade. Too bad there is no data measuring the influence on health condition of these art collectors. Responsible authorities should announce caution warnings for those who pay a visit to Kinkade's exhibition. Looking at master's paintings is a high danger for diabetics as they could be overdosed by all the sweetness. Also one could suffer from an unmanageable desire to poke out her/his eyes with a cake fork. Self-preservation is powerful. 

Enough of sarcasm though. Btw. isn't it interesting that so many successful artists die of such a prosaic way as an excessive use of valium and alcohol is?