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A grandson’s 9th birthday – By request I made two Star Wars Cakes – What a job! But worth it!

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I think our nine year old grandson loved his cakes  — what do you think? And here is the Darth Vader cake – with the little spears in it! And the Storm Trouper from Star Wars – with Darth Vader … Continue reading

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Birthday cake – a rainbow one – ended up making 12 individual layers – whew what a job! But lots of joy

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Our grandson Jonah is very particular in his tastes and he requested a 7th birthday cake in the colors of the rainbow with blue frosting and M&Ms – so I made one – and then realised that it was not … Continue reading

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I promised the grandkids that I would bake each of them a cake – what fun we had! Paw Patrol, Spiderman, Batman & Ninjas!

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The Segil Bakeoff! A sugar high for about 3 days! WHOOPIE! You can see that much of the chocolate frosting missed the cake and went into little mouths. But that is what being at Grandma’s house is all about right?? … Continue reading

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Spending time with grandkids – nothing better in the whole wide world!

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This week for the first time our youngest grandsons – three year old twins – came to sleepover. What a thrill for all of us! I hid little presents all over and presented them at opportune times – on arrival … Continue reading

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Our beautiful eldest grandson Jack felt sleepy so he took a nap on the best bed there is – Sunny our amazing miracle dog. Both loved it!

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I came across our grandson taking a nap. That in itself was not memorable – although it is true that he rarely stops to do so – but his ‘bed’ was truly amazing. Sunny our rottweiler was so ill for … Continue reading

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Pure Joy – Hugging all four grandsons at the same time! How blessed am I!

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Here is a moment of pure joy – yesterday I was able to hold all four grandsons for one precious moment as I read them a story. What a pleasure! How lucky I am! Hope you ‘carpe diem’ and grab … Continue reading

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It is FIG time at The Little Farm – so we serve Figs with our Goat Cheese – cooking with kids who love it!

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We love the combination of goats cheese and fresh figs. Truly scrumptious. Here is some of our fig bounty this year – and the two older grandsons smashing the figs into the pot for jam. Yum!

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