What A Year: Goodbye 2022
Here we are, at the end of December, just two days left in 2022. How did we get here already? I feel like we were just writing this blog one year ago, with the hopefulness that 2022 would bring. Now, [...]
Gingerbread Houses: A Holiday Tradition
Let’s talk about gingerbread. There are delicious gingerbread cookies. There are those cute handmade gingerbread ornaments. There are gingerbread drinks. And, of course, around this time of year, there are those amazing gingerbread houses. We make them here at the [...]
Christmas Cards: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
One of my favorite things to do each day is get the mail. I love pulling down the door of my mailbox to see what awaits me on the inside. Will it be time for a monthly magazine? Is there [...]
Cookie Time
Happy December! I think this means we're officially in the holiday season. Everyone is decking the halls and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go, including here at Ashley’s Pastries. We’re filling our cases with a [...]
Here Come the Holidays
I noticed something this year, and it’s not the way daylight fades earlier to darkness, or how it suddenly feels so bitterly cold. It’s not even how we’ve already seen snowflakes dancing down to earth, falling from the sky. This [...]
National Family PJ Day
There are many things in life that I love, but donuts and pajamas are pretty close to the top of my list. (Pajamas with donuts on them - jackpot!) One of my favorite things to see at the bakery are [...]
Attitude of Gratitude
The colorful fall leaves against the backdrop of a bright blue sky. The crunch of leaves underfoot. The crisp smell in the air. The sound of laughter. There’s so much to love about this season of Fall. Everywhere I look, [...]
Pumpkin Please!
The crisp fall air just makes me want to curl up with a cozy blanket, good book, and something savory for the season. My treat of choice for fall is pumpkin. I especially love the pumpkin bread you can find [...]
No Tricks, All Treats
There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are crunching under your feet and there’s a pumpkin on almost every stoop. Halloween is right around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited about this frightfully fun holiday. There’s just [...]
Put Me In, Coach!
The leaves are starting to turn, the air is crisp, and it is obvious Fall has arrived. Fall sports are also in full swing, and with National Coaches Day right around the corner - it’s this Thursday, October 6 - [...]