From the deep south and very proud of that fact. I am one of eight children. My parents loved to cook and eat. What else could you do with eight kids? I love to bake. Different types of pound cakes are my specialty. I enjoy the delight and surprise when I give someone a baked good. I especially like to bake cakes. Lately I am expanding into cookies, pies and individual desserts. I also like to surprise my husband by selecting a new recipe for dinner. My family's tradition is making eggnog from scratch on New Year's eve. My mother who is in her 80s still makes eggnog on New Year's eve. There were six girls in the family and mother assigned each of us a task from her eggnog recipe. Now that we are all grown and have our own families the grandchildren and great grandchildren work with mother to get the eggnog done. It's a fun time for all involved. I am learning to make a sweet potato pie that is close to my sister's recipe. My husband and I love her sweet potato pies. Once we found one of her sweet potato pies that had been in the freezer for over a year. We heated the pie and it was just as good as the day she made it. Now that's a true baker. I have not experienced any real tragedies. I tend to read and re-read a recipe before starting the baking or cooking process. Even when I think it's the worst my husband brings the baked goods to the office and everyone eats it up. So, I don't have any real tragedies.