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Happy Birthday to You!

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My baby, well technically my oldest, is 12 today.  It doesn’t seem possible that 12 years ago at a small hospital in Pretoria, South Africa my first baby was born.  He had apparently had enough of womb life and wanted out about a month early.  He was teeny tiny, 2.76 kg (just 6 pounds) so [...]

Starbucks VIA Ready Brew

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Recently Starbucks contacted me to see if I was interested in trying their new VIA Ready Brew.  I do not claim to be a coffee connoisseur so I was reluctant. I drink coffee, occasionally, and I think I know what I like, but I am not in the slightest qualified to even give my opinion [...]

chocolate espresso cupcakes

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I couldn’t think of a more catchy name. These are a standby for me. I am not a baker, or a photographer for that matter, so my brother sent me this adorable picture he took of my cousin Wendy’s little girl Anna. She is enjoying the cupcakes that my mother and sister-in-law served for a [...]