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Here's the ranch that raised the sheep, that grew the wool....

that was sheared and combed and spun into the fine wool that made up the sweater that Jon wears :-) And here's a little lamb - the first of this year's flock! at our friend's Daniel and Karen's ranch in the Mission Mountains. A great story about renewal and spring - the rite of lambing on the ranch can be found here... Daniel's Little Lambs Since it hopped off the needles, I bet he's worn it 3 days a week - and still gets compliments!

Birthday Boy's Best Presents!

This greeted Jonathan on the morning of his birthday... a luscious chocolate cake (re-make of a family recipe) and an almost-there-just-a-few-more-rows-honey sweater...... The sweater was finished three days later, as was the cake! Jonathan's Super Chocolaty, No Crumb Left Behind, Gluten-Free, Very Good Birthday Cake (yes, we were still eating off the Christmas plates.... they finally got put away for the year after finishing the sweater - I've got priorities, after all!) The original version of this cake featured rich milk chocolate flavors, a moist buttermilk crumb, and has been the "Rose Family" birthday cake since Jonathan and Louise's childhood. This year, I made a Gluten free cake, and incorporated super dark chocolate for a "mature" guy's birthday cake! Sift together - or dump in a large bowl and "fluff" with a fork! - the following: 1 c. fine brown rice flour 1 c. almond flour 1/2 c. each: tapioca flour, potato flour 1 tsp. xan...