While Cathy Graver has been making gingerbread creations for decades, she was a little surprised at the reception her latest project has enjoyed.

The shift lead at the Parlour Inn restaurant has created an intricate replica of one of Stratford’s most iconic buildings, the Stratford Festival Theatre.

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“I don’t do it for me. I do it a little bit for me, but it’s to share something I like doing,” said Graver, adding she hopes the display at the restaurant will draw people in

Graver first started working with gingerbread while she operated a home-based daycare when her kids were small. What started as a simple Christmas craft project for kids soon morphed into something bigger.

“I just decided to make one big one, and then the kids would decorate it, and it was just a fu

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