Allow me to introduce myself.

Jaime M Kirby at 45 years old, wearing a light blue shirt

My name is Jaime M. Kirby, and I am passionate about lots of things.

For starters, I love tea and baking.

When I say tea, I mean the British afternoon tea, garden party, elevenses kind of tea.

I love all kinds of baking, but especially the kind that goes with tea.

That’s what you’ll be seeing a lot of on this website. You can find all my recipes here.

Tea in a teacup with a plate that has a Plain British style scone with cream and jam in the Devonshire style. Cream first, jam second. On a blue linen table cloth
Jaime is grinning while posting mail in a red Royal Mail post box

  • England and the UK

    I just think it’s absolutely beautiful there — I love the history, the old houses and castles, the tea, the shops, the long walks through green countryside — it’s completely magical to me. I would like to live there for at least a year before I die. But preferably not if I’m actually dying. That might dampen the situation.

moss-covered ancient tree limb at Sudeley Castle in the UK
Quaint but modern ice cream shop in an old stone building in the Lake District in England. It has an open sign.
Jaime Kirby sitting down with a 3-tier stand filled with pastries, scones, and savouries in the Pump Room in Bath, UK.
Jaime Kirby sitting down with a 3-tier stand filled with pastries, scones, and savouries in the Pump Room in Bath, UK.

These are some of the other things I currently find interesting:

  • Regenerative agriculture

    Though I’m not a farmer, I do have a daydream of one day having a pumpkin patch with an events center. But for now, I really believe regenerative farming will save the world. So I’m trying to spread the word.

  • Interviewing and chatting with interesting people

    And I believe everyone is interesting—you just have to ask the right questions. I do this on my Multiple Curiosities YouTube channel, and I’m always looking for interesting people who are doing the things we all wish we were doing. So if you know anyone, reach out to me here.

  • Writing

    I do have dreams of working in a writers room for a sitcom. But for now, I’m just trying to figure out how to be funny. I might be taking some risks here and on my YouTube channel. If you once knew me as good little Jaime Mormann, you might be in for a surprise or two.

  • Design‍ ‍

    Graphic, Illustration, Photography, Lifestyle, and Interiors. I also appreciate good packaging design.

  • Magic* and Manifesting

    This is my very loose umbrella term for everything from creativity & spirituality, to tarot & oracle readings, to self-improvement & mental health.

    *People have used the term magic to mean “fake” or “impossible.” For me, magic is a simple way to describe anything in this life that is above and beyond the ordinary. Does something bring you joy or light you up inside? That, to me, is magic.

Where you may have seen me in the past:

Picture taken by Erin Summerill. A picture of Jaime Kirby (Richardson) when she was 37

Long ago, between 2008 and 2013, I created and ran a successful little mommy food blog. It was a passion project that, looking back on, was a glorious chapter of my life. I got to travel for it, had brand deals, and even wrote a cookbook that eventually led to meeting the love of my life.

The blog was called “sophistimom” and it was all about keeping your family well-read, well-bred, and well-fed.

After five years of running that blog and being a stay-at-home, single mom of three, I was exhausted and needed a rest and a reset. The universe delivered big time! My site was hacked, and then I eventually let my domain name fall into the wrong hands. If you visit the site now, it’s just a mishmash of weirdness with a few of my words and photos mixed in.

Occasionally, I like to find some of the old articles from my archives and repost them here.