Alice D. Renaud
October 1915 - May 2010

January 16 was my birthday - my 60th!! It doesn't seem possible! My sister Bev and her husband Bill came to help celebrate. Bill made beef stew and dumplings for lunch and Allan made a chocolate cake with fluffy white frosting.

It was fun.

Piano Recital

Playing in the Christmas 2009 piano recital.

Here I am making a fondant wedding cake for my friend in July. The bride wanted a three tier cake - chocolate cake with a chocolate cream filling in each two layer tier covered in fondant with red fondant "ribbon" around each one, dots on the middle tier, and designs on the top and lower tier. Here is some of the process and the end result. Jackie the bride was happy with it.

My daughter Sara made a video of the fondant being rolled.

Renaud Music Studio will be opening soon, here is my new web page: http://www.renaudmusicstudio.com

electric car

The batteries had to be changed on our electric car - a Bombardier neighborhood vehicle (NV). The top speed is 25 MPH. As the batteries age the range decreases. When they are new you can travel about 30 miles before they need to be charged - depending on the terrain. But not too long ago when we took the car for a ride we only got about 5 miles. We were not sure if we would make it home. So it was definitely time for new batteries. The problem is that the batteries have to come out from the bottom which means that you need to raise the car up and lower the old batteries while the car is still up. The car weighs 1200 pounds. The batteries in their holder weigh 462 pounds. These pictures show how Allan did it. Now it is done and the Bombaardier can ride again.

Easter eggs

We have an Easter tradition that each person in the house decorates an egg for someone else. We put them into their basket Easter morning (along with the usual candy). Then we usually eat them for breakfast. This year Sara found some interesting dyes and egg decorations. So Sara, May, and I made a few extra eggs. Here are our eggs. Can you tell which ones were made by whom?