The Magic of Cake
What has age got to do with having fun.16 total reviews
Comment from Thatguypk
A simple, but simply delicious story. I have, on occasions, ventured into the baking arena with my young sons, and carrot cake is particularly popular. What an enjoyable read.
PK
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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A simple, but simply delicious story. I have, on occasions, ventured into the baking arena with my young sons, and carrot cake is particularly popular. What an enjoyable read.
PK
Comment Written 08-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Yes carrot cake is a popular one over here too and of course the consistent Chocolate cake always works well.
Thanks for taking time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it and quite clearly we all need to make and eat more cake.
Cheers
Barry Penfold.
Comment from Carolyn Dooley
I can see this turning into a great visit. The sharing time together and making a great dessert in the meantime. It does not take much to pull people together, especially a grandchild and a grandfather or grandmother. Thank you for the great story.
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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I can see this turning into a great visit. The sharing time together and making a great dessert in the meantime. It does not take much to pull people together, especially a grandchild and a grandfather or grandmother. Thank you for the great story.
Comment Written 08-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Carolyn, Thanks for taking the time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it and yes it does not take much to pull people together.
Take Care.
Barry Penfold.
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Yes, and you are welcome.
Comment from John Ciarmello
What a wonderful story, Barry. It is the simplest of things that make the world go round. This is well written and enjoyable. It has a refreshing tone which made me want to keep reading.
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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What a wonderful story, Barry. It is the simplest of things that make the world go round. This is well written and enjoyable. It has a refreshing tone which made me want to keep reading.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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John,
Thanks for taking time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it and you are correct that it is the simplest things that make the world go round.
Take care.
Barry Penfold.
Comment from Anne Johnston
I love your story, very well written. No matter what age we can have fun together if we make up our mind to it. What a perfect solution, making a cake turned out to be. Granddaughter and grandfather found a way to have fun together.
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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I love your story, very well written. No matter what age we can have fun together if we make up our mind to it. What a perfect solution, making a cake turned out to be. Granddaughter and grandfather found a way to have fun together.
Comment Written 07-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Anne,
Thanks for taking the time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it.
Take care and have a great day.
Barry Penfold.
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You are welcome, Barry
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
You made my mouth water here with the thought of homemade cake and it sounds like this cake knitted the two of you together as close family, I would love a slice of cake now, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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You made my mouth water here with the thought of homemade cake and it sounds like this cake knitted the two of you together as close family, I would love a slice of cake now, much enjoyed, love Dolly x
Comment Written 07-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Dolly,
Thanks for taking the time to review my story. Yes yummy cake is always a treat. Glad you enjoyed the story. All the best and take care.
Regards
Barry Penfold.
Comment from juliaSjames
I enjoyed this heartwarming story. Making something together is the path to bonding. I'm not the traditional grandmother. I don't cook except for scrambled eggs. My granddaughters adored making them with me when they were little. They never ate the finished dish. ( My husband did the honours) But oh what fun it was !!!
I didn't notice any spag, although you did slip out of the grandfather's POV from time to time.
A pleasure to read and review
Stay safe and blessed
Julia
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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I enjoyed this heartwarming story. Making something together is the path to bonding. I'm not the traditional grandmother. I don't cook except for scrambled eggs. My granddaughters adored making them with me when they were little. They never ate the finished dish. ( My husband did the honours) But oh what fun it was !!!
I didn't notice any spag, although you did slip out of the grandfather's POV from time to time.
A pleasure to read and review
Stay safe and blessed
Julia
Comment Written 07-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Julia,
Thanks for taking time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it and I also love scrambled eggs. Take care and have a wonderful day.
Barry
Comment from Bridge
A lovely story. It touches the heart. Very well written. I like how the story ends. I also love the last line. It addedmagic to the story for me. Thanks for sharing.
With regards
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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A lovely story. It touches the heart. Very well written. I like how the story ends. I also love the last line. It addedmagic to the story for me. Thanks for sharing.
With regards
Comment Written 07-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Thanks for taking time to review my story. I am glad you enjoyed it . It is a simple story with a lot of meaning.
Take Care
Barry Penfold.
Comment from K.L. Rockquemore
What an endearing story, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Your writing is refreshing and wildly descriptive. I can almost taste the cake batter, my favorite growing up. This story made me smile, thanks for that.
There is a typo...
the sentence beginning with " the savior- all packaged for immediate use."
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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What an endearing story, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Your writing is refreshing and wildly descriptive. I can almost taste the cake batter, my favorite growing up. This story made me smile, thanks for that.
There is a typo...
the sentence beginning with " the savior- all packaged for immediate use."
Comment Written 06-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Thanks for taking the time to review my story. Glad you enjoyed it . Oh yes, cake batter was always a winner when I was growing up. Take care.
Barry Penfold.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Magical. Good work.
We need to hear how it tasted before too much bragging. lol
for immediate use �¢?" Cake Mix. - pasting into 'Advanced Editor' solves this headache
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Magical. Good work.
We need to hear how it tasted before too much bragging. lol
for immediate use �¢?" Cake Mix. - pasting into 'Advanced Editor' solves this headache
Best wishes.
Comment Written 06-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Bloody beautiful it was. ha ha. Wayne, thanks for taking the time review my story. Take care. I am off to make more cake.
Regards
Barry Penfold.
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
Your story is very sweet and, in a way, it is magical as he discovers how fun it is to entertain his granddaughter. You do need to work with your punctuation and paragraphing. Actually, you have most of the paragraphs divided in about the right place, but you need to place that blank line between them. You might also want to use something like Times New Roman size 18 as a font that is easier to see. I'm not sure why your periods sometimes come at the end of a sentence and sometimes start a sentence. Using a bigger font might help that problem. When someone is spoken to, there is a comma after the name to set it off. If it is within a sentence, there is a comma before and after it. I hope I have been helpful without sounding bossy. An easy way to fix a story is to go to My post, select edit (and it will select the latest one). If you want another one, go to your My and find it in your portfolio. I'm an old teacher and always want to help.
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Your story is very sweet and, in a way, it is magical as he discovers how fun it is to entertain his granddaughter. You do need to work with your punctuation and paragraphing. Actually, you have most of the paragraphs divided in about the right place, but you need to place that blank line between them. You might also want to use something like Times New Roman size 18 as a font that is easier to see. I'm not sure why your periods sometimes come at the end of a sentence and sometimes start a sentence. Using a bigger font might help that problem. When someone is spoken to, there is a comma after the name to set it off. If it is within a sentence, there is a comma before and after it. I hope I have been helpful without sounding bossy. An easy way to fix a story is to go to My post, select edit (and it will select the latest one). If you want another one, go to your My and find it in your portfolio. I'm an old teacher and always want to help.
Comment Written 05-Apr-2022
reply by the author on 08-Apr-2022
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Carol,
You are not bossy. You are just the person I need sometimes. I bet you were a great teacher. In many ways you still are and I am glad for it. I will try the bigger font idea.
Thanks again and have a great day.
Cheers
Barry Penfold
