tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98992812024-03-07T09:04:21.092+01:00A Lil Bit of SpiceA place for posting random stuff about me, my website and creations, cooking, trips, make-up, beauty and possibly a bit of fashion, projects I participate in, various finds and any other randomness I come up with :)Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.comBlogger220125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-35133355658339670462020-04-24T14:35:00.001+02:002020-04-24T14:35:31.415+02:00How has it been 2 years?!I don't even know how that happened. I miss blogging and being able to look back at what I post. I have tons of ideas I don't get around to.<br />
Right now while were on lockdown, I'm going to try to get some done. Maybe it'll stick this time? Hope so.<br />
Happy Friday. :)<br />
<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-48071088385531997862018-04-21T22:44:00.001+02:002018-04-21T22:46:50.435+02:00PJ Masks Birthday Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For my daughter's 5th birthday party, we celebrated a lot...again. She had her usual family party plus she took a cake to school celebrate.</div>
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This year she had her first birthday party with her friends. I let her choose 5 friends to invite. Typically, French parties are "goûters" or around snack time (4pm).</div>
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I loved how her invitations turned out. The superhero lollipops were a big hit.</div>
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This is the table set-up from her birthday party with her friends. Each kid got a cape, mask and bracelet. I used toys to decorate.<br />
I forgot to get photos of their favor bags. I got them drawstring backpacks in the PJ Masks theme.</div>
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This was the cake from her first birthday party with her friends</div>
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This is the cake she took to school</div>
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This is the cake from her birthday party with family. The silver is glitter powder which does not photograph well.</div>
Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-4925737589133432102018-04-16T20:08:00.002+02:002018-04-16T20:08:46.066+02:00January February MarchJanuary<br />
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<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-32901551930383964352017-03-09T15:41:00.000+01:002017-03-09T15:41:03.372+01:00My Little Pony PartyMy daughter turned 4 back in December and we celebrated a lot: First, with her cousins and uncles and aunts, then with her class at school, and lastly, on her actual birthday with a friend who she chose spend the day with and to go to an indoor park and restaurant. :)<br />
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First up her party at home. We celebrated the weekend before to make it a bit easier for everyone to come.</div>
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Here are a few photos from that:</div>
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A place setting from the kids table. Each kid had a little pony figurine and ear barrettes. (my daughter's had bows) I used stickers from eBay to decorate the Ikea cups that came in different colors and matched the pony to the cup color.</div>
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Rainbow balloons my husband did that I got on eBay. The Spike window/wall decal was one of a set. All the windows had ponies on them, but unfortunately, I didn't get any good shots of them</div>
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I somehow forgot to take a photo of the adult table, but here's the non alcoholic cocktail.</div>
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Sugar cookies with cupcake toppers. Some had leftover white fondant on top</div>
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The treat boxes we gave to her cousins are from Amazon (I added some stickers I ordered from eBay) and the Pony jelly lollies were from Thema Deco.</div>
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Here's what was in them :)</div>
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The cake is chocolate with chocolate frosting that I covered in white fondant. I ordered the personalized edible My Little Pony topper from Amazon. (I will try to remember to add links at some point, but all Amazon stuff is from Amazon.fr. Probably could be found in multiple places though :) )</div>
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Next up, the treat bags from here class the day before her actual birthday :)</div>
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I was informed that in France kids only give out candy (if the school allows it), but I wanted to do something a little more fun. :) )</div>
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This is the cake I sent to school with her. Frosting topper with chocolate letters on a funfetti cake. It was a big hit.</div>
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And lastly, on her actual birthday, she invited a friend and we went to an indoor play park. </div>
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Here are the contents of the treat box. Yes, that's mini cotton candy and a My Little Pony egg.</div>
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We went to a family grill style restaurant that provided the birthday cake for dessert.</div>
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It was a lot of fun and took quite a bit of planning. I had a lot of down time while recuperating so I thought I'd use some of it to plan. </div>
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Having a December baby can be a bit difficult when people are in the Christmas spirit. I always want her to feel like she got a proper birthday celebration as other kids so she doesn't feel like it's an afterthought. :)</div>
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<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-45811809225343968122016-12-06T10:30:00.000+01:002016-12-06T10:30:37.145+01:00A very little Halloween and a tiny bit of ThanksgivingUm, I really am late posting about the tiny bit of Halloween decoration. I still wanted to make a post about it to come back to so here's our little Halloween decorations for this year<br />
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A pumpkin garland </div>
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A few of our window stickers put up by daughter who dressed up as a nurse. :)</div>
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Now on to our "mini" Thanksgiving. I made potato sausage stuff and turkey "rolls" as usual with green bean bundles. The cranberry sauce, etc., was not homemade this year and we didn't have a lot of leftovers, but it was still delicious. And, for once we celebrated on the Thursday and not the following Saturday. :) </div>
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I printed out some place cards and napkins rings which I decorated with my daughter. We also read an illustrated Thanksgiving story which she loved. Next year I hope to do more to explain the tradition.<br />
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<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-75277145663682196872016-11-20T10:30:00.000+01:002016-11-20T10:30:02.666+01:0019 years and counting...Earlier this month my husband and I celebrated our 19 year anniversary of being a couple. Yes, we do still celebrate it even though we are now married. It gives us a good excuse to get dressed up and go to a fancy restaurant which is usually what we do in lieu of giving each other gifts.<br />
Anyway, this year was a bit different since I was recovering from surgery, we couldn't go out. So, with a bit of "help" from the grocery store deli, my husband was able to pull together a delicious meal. I don't know if I've mentioned that he's not much a cook and by "much of a cook", I mean not at all. *lol*<br />
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My daughter helped me set the table. :)</div>
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I didn't do a centerpiece because I needed the space on the table to put things plus I wanted to keep the "casual feel" of the bbq.</div>
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The dessert table/candy bar was a big hit! :D</div>
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My cherry tomato plant's first ripe tomatoes</div>
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I wasn't quick enough for this bald eagle who got a little close for comfort at the bird show</div>
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I bought a cardboard frame which I let my daughter paint and decorate as she pleased. I just supervised. She didn't really like my suggestions so this truly hers and you can tell a 3.5 year old made it which her father loved. A photo of her was added and it was taken to his office. :)<br />
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She made this pencil holder at school. So cute! Again, it went right on her dad's desk at work. :) She also made a card that her photo pops out of when opened (not shown)<br />
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She really wanted to make cupcakes so we did some chocolate ones which she decorated. :) (This was taken before I turned the plate so she could decorate the others.)<br />
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My daughter made these at school and she is 3.5 so she obviously had help. ;)<br />
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First up, the zen garden and card I got for Mother's Day. The base was made from the lid of a shoe box and the little rake is a wine cork. There's a shell and little rocks to decorated.<br />
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They packaged it in cellophane and they put the sand in a separate bag for gift giving. I thought it was quite clever. :) (I also got a fitbit)<br />
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One gift I was advised by a former teacher to give was handcream in a neutral scent since teachers tend to wash their hands a lot. I thought that was a great idea, but also wanted to do something original along with that.<br />
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For the teaching assistant (this isn't really an exact translation of what he does, but the best equivalent function I could find) or ATSEM <span class="st">(Agent Spécialisé des écoles Maternelles)</span> who is male I got a keyring with "<a href="https://www.alittlemarket.com/porte-cles/fr_porte_cles_ovale_super_atsem_ecole_maternelle_primaire_5_couleurs_disponibles_-18042434.html" target="_blank">Super ATSEM</a>" and a Superman logo<br />
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And for her teacher, I got a <a href="https://www.alittlemarket.com/autres-accessoires/fr_miroir_de_poche_cabochon_resine_merci_maitresse_de_m_avoir_aide_a_grandir_-18104286.html" target="_blank">pocket mirror</a> with "Thank you, teacher, for helping me grow" (loosely translated) written in French.<br />
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I think I will add something more personal like a drawing done by my daughter and a mini cake decorated by her. <br />
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I'm hoping these are things that are useful to them, but who knows. I went ahead and got them now because I was afraid I would forget to order them if I waited.<br />
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You can find all kinds of things like around the web with varying price points. Perhaps an initial or name keyring or mirror would be more personal, but those are gifts they might get at other occasions so I chose these. :)Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-82070295134298000822016-05-05T13:33:00.002+02:002016-05-05T13:33:36.002+02:005 Photos from the Forest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Very steep, almost too steep, but onward we go till we reach the end</div>
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Dandelion pre-blowing away :)</div>
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I did a very quick decorating set up. The kids were ages 3, 4.5, and 6.5. I didn't want to have too many things on the table because I didn't want to overwhelm them. The crocodile gummy candy and marshmallow were more for eating than decorating. Each child had a cup with a bendy straw, napkin and plate (cups and plates from Ikea). Yes, there is a placemat and tablecloth which made clean up much easier. :)<br />
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I forgot to take photos of all the cupcakes, but here are a few of them</div>
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Overall, it was really fun. It just required getting the kids started and helping them once in a while. The kids loved it. Did I already mention that? And it doesn't require a lot of prep. I think a more "sophisticated" version will appear for birthday parties in the future. ;)Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-3840640777124096972016-04-13T18:12:00.003+02:002016-04-13T18:12:57.111+02:00Great Grandmother + GardeningMy daughter is very fortunate to still have a great grandparent in her life. He great-grandmother is approaching 90, but still lives on her own. She's an amazing woman for a number of reasons and I am happy my daughter is able to get to spend time with her. Unfortunately, my parents and grandparents passed away well before she was born. She had a set of great grandparents up until 18 months ago when her paternal great-grandfather passed away.<br />
Enough babbling, here are a few photos from her great-grandmother's garden. Yes, she still manages to garden. :)<br />
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And lastly, a bouquet of wildflowers my daughter picked (with permission) for me held by my husband :)</div>
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<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-4561882725013809722016-04-11T22:22:00.002+02:002016-04-11T22:22:42.131+02:00April Showers and "Check-in"It's the second week of Spring vacation (yes, school vacation again for my little one). The first week flew by because we were busy and not home much, actually. I feel like the second week is flying by as well. It's been raining a lot the past few days. I just realized I complain a lot about the rain.<br />
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I can't believe April is nearly halfway over. Time is really getting away from me. Like most people, have loads on my to-do list. I hope to get a temporary set-up for my jewelry making soon so I can get to work on that. My fingers have been itching to try out some new stuff. :)<br />
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<br />More work on the house and organizing as usual. We have some family outings planned this week as well so hopefully, I will be able to share some photos of some of it.<br />
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Spring has definitely sprung. Hopefully, the rain will let up soon. :)<br />
<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-25296129764086923162016-03-30T22:08:00.000+02:002016-03-30T22:08:04.604+02:00Spring forwardHaving a rough time this year with "losing" an hour this year. It happened this past Sunday and France and a few days on, my sleeping is still off. Not sure why. Definitely looking forward to the weekend to be able to hopefully sleep in. :)<br />
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On Good Friday (it's not a bank holiday in France like in the States, Easter Monday is), my daughter came home from school with this cute thing she made in class</div>
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On Saturday, we colored Easter eggs in the morning </div>
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Had cute little "nest" cakes for dessert</div>
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Then, made fuzzy chicks in the afternoon</div>
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Her Easter outfit arrived earlier in the week along with a coral tulle skirt that was on sale so I couldn't resist :)</div>
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And, last, but not least, the Easter basket post-hunt ;)</div>
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The recipes is from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/7116/banana-bread---quick-bread-for-machines/">Allrecipes</a>. I used more banana than was called for, mashed it, and added vanilla. When it was still warm, I felt like only the vanilla could be tasted. The next morning, the banana flavor was stronger. My husband and daughter loved it so I will definitely be making it again soon.Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-89301011247066195922016-03-17T10:14:00.001+01:002016-03-17T10:14:28.482+01:00Organizing and CraftingIt's been a very long time since I've posted anything crafty. I've done a few things here and there with my daughter, but I really miss creating things on my own. My "me time", if you will. I've mentioned we've had some set-backs with the work on the house. Plus, I've been ill and obviously, parents don't really get a day off. So, I've been using what energy I have to take care of that which doesn't leave much time for "extra" stuff. This isn't me lamenting these "first world problems". Once my back pain is better, I will hopefully be able to finish unpacking/organizing things the way I'd like.<br />
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<br />Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9899281.post-76926559598046877902016-03-12T10:20:00.002+01:002016-03-12T10:20:38.742+01:00Splash (Again)Yesterday afternoon, my little family of 3 went out for a long walk. The weather was nice but the ground was still a bit slushy from all the rain earlier in the week. There were puddles everywhere and our daughter was enjoying splashing around in them à la Peppa Pig, wearing her rain boots, of course. Somehow, my husband and I started chanting "Splash! Splash! Splash!" while she was doing 'cause we're weird like that. ;)<br />
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Then, he mentioned, "Speaking of 'Splash', I'd love to see that movie again. I remember really enjoying it. You know the one with Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah? I saw in the cinema when it came out."<br />
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Of course, I remembered and loved that movie. I also recalled that Tom Hanks called her Madison in the movie which is also my daughter's name. Thinking of the film brought back nice memories, but that was a long time ago. Would I still feel the same if I rewatched it all these years later?<br />
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This is something that I've come up against before: Do I preserve the memory of watching something I once enjoyed? OR, do I take the risk of "ruining" the memory and see that it wasn't as good as I remember? This has happened so many times with movies, television series, etc., I can't even count. There are certain things I won't even watch, games I won't play, especially from my childhood, for fear the memory of them will be ruined. But, then I've also rediscovered some things and shared and loved them even more by seeing them again.<br />
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Ultimately, we've decided we'll try and find some time to watch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splash_%28film%29">Splash</a> this weekend. I mean, what's<i> really</i> the worse that can happen? ;)<br />
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I think most reading parents have a book or five they've read so many times they have it memorized. Among my personal favorites is Good Night Moon. We had lost our copy and bought another one and that copy got so beat up that we unwittingly put it away. As we've been organizing my daughter's room and moving things in, I uncovered our other copy. My little one was ecstatic and said she wanted us to read it at bedtime. When I told my other half, he was also excited. He said he really missed reading it to her. Growing up in France, he had not heard of Good Night Moon before we had our daughter, but I assured him it was a must have for her. Needless to say, it has become a family favorite and we are all happy to continue the tradition of reading it. :)<br />
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I found this video reading of the book in case you haven't heard of it.Spiceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17709985043162865074noreply@blogger.com0