Domestic

Busy Like A Bee

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Actually, I haven’t been all that busy, but shhh! I’ve just been being lazy. We had the joint birthday party for the four July birthdays, DmentD and I make the cake(s), mine was the super chocolate cake *grins* we also got to try out some new recipes with a pina colada flavour, and a pumpkin […]

Cooking, Domestic, Photos

I’m Getting As Bad As DmentD!

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When it comes to updating my blog that is *grins* Excuses aside, I just feel that I have less to talk about right now. Things have been going well, my work permit came through, all shiny and wonderful. So last Friday DmentD and I took a trip to the Social Security Office so I could […]

Domestic, Photos

The Time Has Come, To Talk Of Many Things

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Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings… I don’t know why, but that line has been in my head all morning. It’s been a good week, started a(nother) new schedule at work, I have my Sundays free again! And I’m working Wednesdays and Thursdays with Mondays and Fridays off. This is […]

Domestic, Photos, Random

It’s Been A While

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I know, I know, I’m a bad person for not updating in so long. But now I’ve started my externship I have less to talk about, so I have to wait for enough news to build up.. and hope I can remember it all! DmentD and I were given tickets to a Cowboy Mouth concert […]

Cooking, Domestic, Photos, School

Catch-Up

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We had already planned the crawfish boil for the 9th, which turned out to be the day after our wedding, and so it became our unofficial reception. There was the mass genocide of many many bugs, plenty of other foods. DmentD’s delicious cheesecake, I made two sorbets (lemon lime and berry, the lemon lime was […]

Domestic

Marital Bliss

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Friday afternoon DmentD and I got married! We were actually very close to being late for our own wedding! We had a few things to do around the house in the morning, and then left with what we thought was plenty of time to get there.. We got onto Mopac and almost immediately hit queues. […]

Domestic, Photos, Random, School

Shorn

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Well, it wasn’t quite that drastic, but my hair is at least a foot shorter than it was! We even took before and after photos. There’s not really much else to say about it, I was finding it too hot, it is now much cooler and lighter.. it looks a little bouffant at the moment […]

Domestic, Photos, School, Sweets

Confections

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Recently in class we took a break from the chocolates and set to work making some confections. The first project, finished last Friday, contained candied zest, orange marzipan squares, divinity, praline, fudge, pate de fruit and marshmallows. The second project we did from start to finish on Tuesday making toffee, nut brittle and honeycomb. I […]

Cakes, Desserts, Domestic, Photos, School, Sweets

Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere

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So much I’m already not wanting to eat it all.. now, put a nice juicy tender steak in front of me and it’s a whole different matter. Yes! That is what this class has done to me.. my sweet tooth is still there, it’s just a little overwhelmed with being surrounded for 5 hours a […]

Cakes, Decorating, Domestic, Photos, School

Slow News Day

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I know, I haven’t written in a while. I was putting it off last week, working on the wedding cake every day I had nothing new to say until it was finished. Then with yard work and being busy, and now I’m working on a scholarship application. Suddenly it’s been nearly two weeks! My doesn’t […]