For a quiet retired couple, Ron and I have been having quite a busy summer. Lots of company coming and going and a few trips made by ourselves to visit family and friends. It has been very enjoyable, though at times hectic and the weeks have literally whizzed by. Between the road trips made there was the seemingly unending flurry of readying the house for each group of guests, the shopping, the cooking and the baking, the stripping and remaking of beds, the constant vacuuming and dusting (dog owners will identify), etc. etc. As busy as we have been, we know that in a few weeks, things will quiet down quite a bit around here and what has been referred to as our busiest summer ever will be a warm memory of having spent quality time with those that mean the most to us.
The past several weeks have not afforded me the time I normally spend on my blog (or visiting other’s sites) nor has it left with me a lot of moments to connect with those on Twitter. While I have missed that daily interaction I know that those I follow feel the same as I. When you have an opportunity to connect *in real life* you grab it, run with it and make the most of it. Ron and I have been doing just that.
Today is the first day in over a week that I’ve had just *me* time and I’m ready share some cookies with you.
While we were in Quebec I received an email from a lady I was delighted to hear from. She was Ella’s teacher in Grade Two and last year I made her these cookies for her son who had earned a full scholarship to Rutgers University. This year Mrs. DeGagne’s other son graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and she requested an assortment of graduation themed cookies.
The *graduate* cookies come together fairly quickly and are fun to make. The caps are made by using a small square cookie cutting and cutting partially into the top of a large circular cookie. You then place your cut square cookies into the space and bake together.
The Queen’s University *Q* takes a bit more time and is done by making royal icing transfers of the “Q” and placing the dry transfers onto your piped and flooded cookie while the flood icing is still damp.
Though not requested in the order, I decided to surprise Mrs. DeGagne with a few cookies decorated in the Queen’s University logo. These were made with the help of my KopyKake projector and I was pleased with the final result.
This time I decided to *mature* some of the graduates a little bit too.
I always deeply appreciate every cookie order I receive. It’s an honour to be asked to be a small part of someone’s special celebration and I was thrilled Mrs. DeGagne thought of me again when planning her son’s graduation party this year.
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I always know I’ll be delighted when I come over here to see what you’ve done; I can only imagine how fun it is to be one of your recipients; these are adorable.
We all need moments away and sometimes the reflection in those moments can be illuminating. IRL is so much more important than virtual life…so I’m glad you had that opportunity and also glad to see you back around. XOXO
Those logo cookies are terrific! So much detail! Well done!
These are fantastic, as always! The detail on the crest is unbelievable!! Great to hear you are enjoying the summer – it is never quite long enough.
I love the way you package your cookies for your customers (as in the last picture). What a treat for them. Oh, how I wish you lived close enough for me to order some for every special occasion.
I’m glad the summer is up and going for you my friend
Also these cookies are fantastic, absolutely beautiful
Your detail is wow!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I love the Q cookies, and you really outdid yourself with the logo cookies! The graduates look pretty great too
I bet Mrs. DeGagne’s son is going to love his special graduation gift 
You make the cutest cookies…ever! You never cease to amaze met with your creations!
I am hoping my time away from the kitchen turns out wonderful cookies like these! Your logo cookie is especially wonderful, and I am sure she was thrilled with the cookies!
Ah, yes, In Real Life is a wonderful way to put it, and I am glad you are soaking up the moments of yours!
Terrific cookies…love the younger and more mature versions
I find it hard to post, visit and connect online too as real life does get in the way of spending time online. It’s hard to get back in the swing of things after a short break offline too.
The cookies look spectacular. Loving the RI transfers too. The attention to detail on these cookies is amazing. Stunning work.
These cookies are really well done Paula, how awesome! I know what you mean – this has to be on e of the CRAZIEST busy summers ever around our place too….although it has been fun, I am kinda getting tired of “running” and have to say, I am excited for fall!!!
you do great work, and I totally understand having family time, I never seem to have enough
These are, hand down, the cutest grad cookies I have ever seen. I so badly wish that I had some of them for my grad.. I don’t know if I would have been able to eat them though, I would want to save them! Great work
It’s been a busy summer for us too! Moving next month so I know how you feel about missing out on the daily online interactions.
Sounds like you’ve had a wonderful and busy summer. Those logo cookies are so detailed, they came out great! Love the “mature” graduates too
wonderful graduation cookie set! I have also bee trying to keep my head above water with all the summer activity. The poor blog always suffers
I know what you mean. Been enjoying the summer as well. Great arrangement of the cookies. Love the beard:) Clever….