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apple cranberry snacking cake
Last week, 2.0 and I went out to by a vacuum cleaner, and bought a car instead. 2.0 likes to tell stories. I call them stories, because calling him a liar makes me sound mean. One of 2.0’s favourite...
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cinderella cake {and a blog redesign}
Transformations. Aren’t they the best? Imagine, if you will, a dude wearing the following: a Female Body Inspector t-shirt tightly tucked under the waistband of his too-short-for-him grey sweatpants,...
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chocolate peanut butter frosting {and an almost love story}
Here it is: the first Perusers’ Druthers tale. You wanted to hear about my encounter with Gérard Depardieu, which is interesting, as I didn’t say it was a good story. Also, when I say met Gérard, I...
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petal topped cakes and cupcakes
I’m pretty obsessed with petal tips these days. No, not the ones you find outdoors. The ones Ateco and Wilton make. The ones that facilitate the flow of buttercream from a piping bag to your mouth the...
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close call
Saturday, 4:15 pm: I return from work to find our garden gate flung open. The gate was not open when I left that morning. I check the yard, and then enter the house cautiously. 4:45 pm: Our landline...
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ballerina peg dolls {cake toppers}
Hosting a ballet themed party? Hoping to wow guests with your wood? These little ballerinas should do the trick. Use to decorate cupcakes or cake, or distribute them as party favours. Even better: put...
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love letter, september 1, 1989
I was about to start my final year of high school. An envelope arrived by post. The return address indicated that its contents had been written by a fellow scholar. This soulful young man used to...
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sorry you fell off the stage cake
For almost two decades, I told my students not to worry about falling off the stage. When you are little, and it’s your first ballet recital, that’s the sort of thing you think about. But I could...
View Articlepumpkin carriage cake topper tutorial – free ebook
Remember this pumpkin carriage cake topper? Well, I’ve finally got a how-to for you. See? It only took two years of hounding. Peer pressure works! I made you an ebook. It has been months in the making....
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an almost love story
The curtain rises in Toronto, during the late 1990‘s. It was a strange and wonderful time. Scientists were cloning sheep and plaid flannel was a socially accepted fashion norm. Microsoft was king, and...
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