Small Business Saturday – 11/28!
Small Business Saturday! at Sugar Island Special Saturday Curbside Pick-Up Menu & Sidewalk Sale! […]
Category: Locally Made
100 Dresses, 100 Cakes, 100 Pies
100 Dresses, 100 Cakes, 100 Pies by Sam Smith Oh 2020. Somehow in a haze of masks, bad behavior and a weird casserole of neverending days and days like shooting stars, we have landed at the countdown to Thanksgiving. This is my 20th year baking professionally for Thanksgiving. Were I anyone but me, I […]
Paper Canoes, Patrick Shawn, Patchwork Quilts & Cats, Persimmon Envy
If Patience is a virtue than Persimmons are the perfect plant to push your pertinacious personality. Oriental persimmons take seven years to fruit. 7. I get antsy waiting for my toast to toast. BUT, some lovely garden fairy planted persimmons in the pasture of the house we rent and apparently it is this tree’s […]
The Raspberries Remained a Mystery.
The Raspberries Remained a Mystery. by Sam Smith Try to find a quote about September that seems applicable to the South. I found some beautiful quotes, “The light shed over the small breakfast table illuminates the day, many days.” Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Or. “Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of […]
Sugar Island Delivery!
JACKSONVILLE & WILMINGTON FRIENDS!! You can now choose Delivery at Checkout in our online store! https://sugar-island-bakery.square.site/ We will be offering Delivery this coming Sunday (the 30th) from Noon to Six! CSA bags from local farms, farm eggs, our very own house roasted coffees, and other Sugar Island goodies! […]
Osiyo! You’re an idiot. – Blog Post
OSIYO! YOU’RE AN IDIOT. by Sam Smith What does Osiyo actually mean? Simple answer, the root means “good”. As part of my children’s never ending homeschool adventures, we have recently been exploring their Cherokee heritage and there is much to learn in the state of NC. We are still avoiding groups of people mightily and […]
Kite-like breathing, pancake-eating, the denim struggle is real.
KITE-LIKE BREATHING, PANCAKE-EATING, THE DENIM STRUGGLE IS REAL. by Sam Smith It’s not often a song makes me shoot elderflower lemonade through my nose. When I am driving, my brain goes a million miles a minute and sometimes, quite bored by my own company I will turn on the radio, and so when I heard, […]
“WEENIE, to Philadelphia & Back!” – a Book by Connor Smith
“WEENIE, TO PHILADELPHIA & BACK!” a book by Connor Smith CONNOR HAS WRITTEN A BOOK!!!!! It is based on the story of a real adventure that happened during Logan’s graduation trip. A true family affair! We can’t wait to share it with you and It. Is. Here! “The epic tale of a brave […]
Reader Meet Writer Virtual Event: Esme Addison
Saturday June 13th @ 3 PM – Virtual Author Event hosted by Sugar Island! Please join us in celebrating the publication of NC author Esme Addison’s new book! We’re hosting our very first Virtual Author Event with Esme on Saturday, June 13th (time TBD)! Ever since Esme discovered Nancy Drew, she’s […]