Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. While I don’t celebrate Christmas in the gift giving sense, it’s no trouble for me to think of ten books I’d love to receive! Some of these books have been on my “to buy” list for quite a while, and some of them are […]
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It’s almost Christmas! Are you as excited as I am? I love Christmas, and all the good food and company and cosiness that comes with it. I think it’s my favourite time of the year (although I’ve said that before…). I figured I should come up with a nice Christmassy recipe before the day actually […]
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About two and a half years ago me and (most of) my high school friends graduated high school together, and after the summer of 2011 we all went to university. We’re all majoring in completely different things and we’re all very different people, but we vowed to stay friends after high school. Back then, my […]
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An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one […]
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Christmas has come and gone again, and I hope everyone has had a great one! In the Netherlands we’ve got First Christmas Day on December 25, and Second Christmas Day on December 26. In other words, two days of great food and fun! On First Christmas Day my entire family came to celebrate Christmas at […]
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Last Friday a friend of mine hosted a party: The Grand Dessert Happening (literal translation of the Dutch “Het Grote Toetjesgebeuren”). It’s basically a party to which everyone has to bring some sort of dessert or baked good. The first edition was in June, and it was so much fun! One table was completely packed […]
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Today I went home to my parents’ house to help them put up the Christmas tree. We’ve got a fake tree for a few years now, but that doesn’t make it any less fun to decorate it! We put on some Christmas music, I decorated myself with a sparkly garland that was too hideous to […]
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Books Baking and Blogging 