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A Cozy Holiday: And Momma’s In The Kitchen Baking Cherry-Almond Winter Cake For Christmas

by Ingrid Beer December 23, 2012
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As the Eve of Christmas descends upon us, And the snowflakes trip and flutter on the gusts of wind outside, We ask daddy if he would build us a fire in the hearth To keep us comfy and toasty inside. The kitchen stove is a steam engine, Piping hot with all burners aglow; Dinner’s simmering, [...]

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The Ooey-Gooey, Sticky-Sweet Fingers of Childhood

by Ingrid Beer March 2, 2012
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The lingering days of my childhood, when I would immerse myself in little-girl-imaginings of being Cinderella sweeping the cobblestone floors of my little cottage in the countryside, vibrate with the rosy hue of a young heart’s willingness to create and share, freely. Self-doubt didn’t seem to have a place at the table back then, as [...]

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