I have always said that when you are used to blogging every day, a day missed seemed like a week, right?
For two consecutive days during the weekend, I helped Jovy and Josef with the baking. They have so many orders and they also joined a bazaar over the weekend. It’s actually a hard job but when you like and appreciate what you do, you would enjoy it.
A close friend just dropped by a while ago to get her orders of five tins of dream cake. Dark chocolate, white chocolate, ganache, you name it, we have them here. She loves it so much when I gave her a tin last month and she swore with its melt in the mouth goodness. The good thing about it is it is not too sweet, unlike those commercially sold chocolate cakes in the market. Pasti mallows are sometimes a hit too. They just baked brownies with easy melt white chocolate on top. We have to do with food ordered at our local Tapsihan corner here at the village because we had no time to cook, otherwise, it’s canned goods for a while. It’s quite heartwarming to hear that they love what we bake.
I haven’t read in a while, for about three days now. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is on my “currently reading” list. It’s Goodreads’ Choice Award For Fiction and for Debut Author for 2018. I didn’t expect to enjoy this, the story is so different from the other stories that I’ve read before. I don’t actually read sci-fi fiction but this is somehow engrossing. I just don’t have enough time to read continuously.
It’s only two weeks more to go before Christmas and I have yet to wrap some of the gifts that I bought late. It’s time too to think on what menu to prepare on Christmas Eve and Christmas day.
A very busy time for you indeed, Arlene. I have bought all my gifts, but nothing is wrapped yet. Well done with your cake sales. They sound delicious! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, super busy Pete. Oreo was grumpy. He was almost bitten by Noki when he went out of the garden and we couldn’t catch up because we were all busy. Noki is a large dog and Oreo is so tiny.
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The usual sweetness is why I don’t like chocolate cake. Maybe yours could convert me 🙂
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Same here Derrick. Jovy and Josef consider those who like to eat sweets but are diabetic. I am not much into chocolate, I love the dark kind though.
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Dark for me, too
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🙂
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Sounds like life is merry and well, Arlene! I LOVE chocolate and bakery, but don’t eat too much; I like that Jovy and Joseph don’t overdo the sweetness.
I’ve had shingles the past few weeks: the upside is that I’m getting so much reading done! 🙂 I couldn’t live without books.
Blessings and joy to you and your family.
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Thanks Kitty. sorry to hear about the shingles. I remember my dad having one when he retired from from moons ago. And it’s nice that you are now updated with your reading journey. Blessings and hugs back to you 🙂
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Sounds like Christmas is in full force in your house. Here we had a lovely second week of Advent Mass with my grandson getting to carry a candle in the procession.
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Yes, it is the Second Sunday of Advent and we have to hear mass very early in order to meek the baking requirements.
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Oh right. A lot of time juggling right now.
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My gosh, Christmas is just around the corner. On the night of December 15, we will start with the anticipated novena masses until December 23 but there will be masses to be held at dawn for nine consecutive mornings too and ends just before Christmas day. It’s tradition.
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We don’t have that tradition. It sounds meaningful.
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Yes, it is. Nine-day novena before Christmas!
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Do people have any particular intentions for that novena?
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Yes, we have 🙂
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You are so far ahead of the game! I ordered my first Christmas gift last week. Although I have the message that the item has been shipped, they say it may not arrive until after Christmas. One of these years I’m going to announce a postponement of gifts for one month. I might be ready then.
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Haha, you ordered online Anne? Yes, if I can, I try to shop early. I don’t want those big crowd when Christmas day is getting near.
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You are exceptionally smart, Arlene.
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Thanks Anne 🙂
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