About the Baker
Hi! I'm Sam, I'm the baker. I'm entirely self-taught after over a decade of baking for friends and family. This is currently a side-venture for me so I do still have a full-time job as a senior credit review analyst for a payment processing company. I absolutely love creating things whether it's a cake or cookie or spreadsheet or procedure guide.
Who's Ophelia?
If Ophelia isn't the baker, where does that name come from? Well, anyone that knows me knows that I have a small herd of guinea pigs and that my world somewhat revolves around them. My first pair were a set of sisters that my husband and I named Cleopatra and Ophelia (after songs by one of our favorite bands, The Lumineers). As Cleoptra bonded instantly to my husband, Ophelia bonded instantly to me. We lost both girls after only 8 months with them when they both needed surgery and neither made it through. In the years since, those two have held a special place in our hearts and I wanted to honor my best gal Ophelia by putting her name on my new venture.
Guinea pigs? That sounds adorable
You're so right. We have a new herd of 3 (April, Elouise, and Gloria, also named after Lumineers songs) and they are more cute and have more personality than you might think if you don't have guinea pigs yourself. Check them out over on our Instagram @mythreelilpiggies