April 9, 2023

My first instinct was to mail out boxes to everyone I love, but then I remembered I have other things to produce. Things that are less comfortable, which is probably why I quadrupled the recipe, so that the baking would last an entire day.

By the end of the 7 hours I was in so much pain, it was almost like going hiking for hours … It was GREAT. I slept almost non stop for 12 hours that night - my definition of bliss.

I can only turn into my Northern Germany mother a few times a year - my genes are much more like my desk-sitting, letter-writing father - but I need to change that story, because my mother has always intuitively been onto something when it comes to being in her body, and going beyond any resistance.

There were 206 individual fragile cookies - making 103 cookies total. I love the circles ⭕️ that happen with the dough - that’s something I want to design into someday - Brand art cookies ! ⭕️⭕️⭕️

The most valuable part of this is that for every single moment I was completely Present, in my body. What I love about making art and baking - for every single moment I’m only focusing on one small physical action - roll, knead, lift, transfer, punch holes, spread on rosehip jam; make a new art shape, shift it, new shape, shift it, follow it …

It’s a time to dream about my art, and everything else …

It’s time to build up my inner energy bubble, which has always been my favorite place to be, but now that it has walls, more interesting creative ideas are emerging.

It might have been a people-pleasing thing we did as a pastor’s family, and especially an activity encouraged in girls, but this is one former church-going, sweet traditions that I just don’t feel like giving up.

Xo, Anne

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