Category Archives: Food/Baking

Trying to be perfect is my shortcoming

Posted on October 3, 2017 by

It has been a while since I sat at my favorite coffee shop to write and people watch. But it has been a while since I even had any down time for anything that was not working or running. While … Continue reading →

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The roller coaster ride is slowing down and I am ready to jump off

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

I sit here on the floor using my coffee table as a table to write while the pastries bake for the farmers market. Instead of baking pastries or deserts I should be focussing on moving out, after all I am … Continue reading →

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The toughest 2 letters in the alphabet N and O

Posted on June 11, 2016 by

I have a problem saying no to people. How can a two letter word be so hard to say? Why can’t I say NO and not feel a tinge of guilt? The words in my head are I am sorry … Continue reading →

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When all else fails, there is always chocolate

Posted on April 17, 2016 by

It was one of those days where a long run would have been the ideal solution, a little sunshine, a little exercise and all the solitude of being alone listening to my music with my random thoughts.  However, when I … Continue reading →

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The crippling fear of the unknown

Posted on April 3, 2016 by

It is 2 weeks since I got back from my vacation and I am still in a slump and struggling to get out of it. I can’t blame it on the weather, considering it is no longer cold and dreary, … Continue reading →

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No matter what, there is always cake !

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

I stare at the half packed bag  on the floor. If I were a planner or organized the bags would probably be packed and ready for my forthcoming trip, but sadly  I am most often neither. I shop for gifts … Continue reading →

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I dream of Molten Lava Cake

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

The cold weather that winter brings provides the perfect reason to turn the oven on. It mostly helps because my old quaint apartment has no radiator in the kitchen, making it impossible on a cold day to be in there … Continue reading →

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Third time is not always a charm

Posted on February 5, 2016 by

It’s Friday evening and I should be out with some friends enjoying a glass of wine and unwinding from the long exhausting week. But here I am baking instead, because as usual I was overly ambitious. Typically during winter months, … Continue reading →

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Looking for the gutsy me

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

The sun is out, the snow is almost melted away and life seems to have returned to the empty abandoned streets. The kids are out playing, the runners are back pounding the street, but me, I continue to stay inside … Continue reading →

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Can we go back to regular programming now ?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

The food has been consumed, the gifts unwrapped, trees and decorations put away, New Years resolutions been made and maybe already broken, therefore,  it is safe to say that life now goes back to normal. I breathe a sigh of relief that … Continue reading →

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