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It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.......well it certainly is in my studio. I'm still baking my faux cakes and Christmas cakes are plentiful. This year I have made faux Christmas puddings in 3 sizes and individual fruit cakes that are iced or sugar dusted. They look yummy and make me crave ...
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It is 'Special Persons Day' in our house today. That's the celebration you have when you are not wanting to acknowledge your age on your birthday.Okay so it is my birthday, 43 .....another year older. It's funny, I don't feel any different then when I was in my 30's. Sometimes I catch my reflection ...
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Does the sight of this bubbling liquid chocolate make you salivate? Do you have a secret stash of chocolate? Do you make excuses to go to the milkbar to buy chocolate late at night? If you answered YES then perhaps like me you are in that special group known as 'Chocoholics'. Wikipedia says: Over ...
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I've been dreaming all week about my very large box of vintage finds. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love nothing more than scouring through antique shops, junk shops and Steptoe yards looking for treasures. I have one particular shop that I travel a great distance to out in the country. ...
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It wasn't just the sound of birds we awoke to this morning.....the squeals of delight from Aimee's room told us that the Tooth Fairy had in fact paid her a visit during the wee hours of the morning. We had been waiting for what seemed like months for that pesky little tooth to fall out. Finally, a ...
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Melbourne has turned on a beautiful spring day today which is a relief after the chilly blast we got yesterday. Some people like that the weather is quite changeable in Melbourne......but not me. I wish the climate was the same day to day and if I could really have my wishes granted then it would be ...
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