Last days of summer.

The last day of August and the lingering heat :

As everyone is swimming in the pool or visiting the beach for the last time before school starts, I blast my AC , sip my iced tea and start the holiday prep.

These days the kitchen is quite. These last hot summer days take a toll on the outdoor events , so the celebrations are down to minimal. Although the orders have slowed down this allows time for many other tasks,

August is a time to look ahead at the busy holiday season. I start to plan for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I'll do my research on color palette for 2025, holiday trends. It is also the perfect time to take inventory on my ribbons, and order before my favorites colors are sold out! I research packaging, save in a inspiration file, I'll test out cookie recopies new and old. I'll bake a few of those cookies and desserts, decorate some gingerbread cookies by then I get so excited for September to start the fun!

I'll get to a point where I get to excited and eager I just have to take photos.

I'll go as far as pulling out my special holiday boxes that hold lots of fall or Christmas goodies, like fall leaves, pumpkins and holy, golden bells and ribbons and fake snow. I have just enough goodies to set a scene for a flat layout to photograph.

sometimes I cant contain myself and I'll post a sneak peek.

Comment below – Is there anything that you would love to see on the menu?