jdettmannOct 29, 20152 min readYou Might As Well Have a HotdogOn Sunday we threw her an awesome Peter Pan-themed party, attended by seven Peters Pan, two Captains Hook, one mermaid, one Wendy (the...
jdettmannNov 13, 20123 min readChildren’s Parties for the Back-yardlessInvitations: To get the numbers up, it’s useful invite people to your party. I used Paperless Post for electronic invitations. It is...
jdettmannMay 1, 20123 min readSecret Fairy BusinessEverytime a child says “I don’t believe in fairies” there is a little fairy somewhere that falls down dead. J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan...
jdettmannOct 28, 20112 min readDo Yourself A FavourThis morning, between baking four huge chocolate cakes and dealing with a toddler suffering from what I thought was fear of the noise the...
jdettmannOct 26, 20111 min readDown With DiversityWhere are your friends? If this is some sort of sock conspiracy to make me lose my tiny mind and turn to the cooking sherry before nine...
jdettmannOct 19, 20112 min readGreat Cakes in HistoryIn the lead-up to May Blossom’s birthday, the cake preparations continue. Today’s post is an homage to some of the great cakes of my...
jdettmannSep 26, 20111 min readWhat I’ve Liked This Weekreading about monochromes. I had read about this phenomenon years ago here and forgotten all about it. listening to Stornoway. wearing my...
jdettmannSep 21, 20113 min readTissue Paper Pompoms: A Bridge Too FarThis coming weekend I am co-hosting a baby shower for one of my dearest friends. I love the idea of throwing parties. I start looking at...