Of Pink Frosting,and Eggless Victoria Sponge Cake and Sarcasm

School...And Summer...Two things ,like oil and water...just don't mix.Too hot to study,to difficult not to...such a vast syllabus to cover...And then the trials of dealing with teenagers who seem to know much more than they should. They do what they should not be doing, while not doing what they should.Is that a universal problem?So we resort to Sarcasm.And at the staff room table,there are those who speak sarcasm...those who I prefer to converse...

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Chocolate Mousse Cake-Real Chocolate and Real Mousse and Melt in your mouth "Mousse"ness!

Stress!And some more...You read about the stories of Marie Antoinette and how the teenagers in my class only remembered her for her faux statement of "Let them eat cake!"Well ,now its payback time!!!They paid me back!Hence,the overdose of chocolate!After Marie Antoinette and all her shenanigans...it was time to talk about how Poland became a democracy....Yes grade 9,Social Science!!!!Solidarity...Solidarity is more than just a word here...It was...

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Tribute to Mom...for her...

My mom is a never-ending song in my heart Of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words ...But I always remember the tune.- Graycie Harmon Happy Mother's Day to my mum and all the other super moms in blogosphere!I know ,for a fact that my mum is the best...I always manage to send her flowers -even though she pays the flower delivery boy most of the time-but this time...I wanted my words to bring a smile to my mums...

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Berry Lassi/Smoothie And Hot days of Summer

Summer...Shivers of apprehension...Not because of the temperature...No way...It is so warm 41C today...And nothing cools like yogurt and lassi(Sweetened or spiced buttermilk).Yes,different glasses...these were try outs...And when you add to it the beautifully tart red strawberries...Its like manna from heaven.Cooling ,refreshing, nutritious,tangy and yummy...Meets all requisite food groups.As to why the tiny red rose is sitting pretty...we ate the...

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Ignorance is Bliss WOW post for Blogadda May 10, 2013

This post was judged WOW post!“Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.” ― Kahlil GibranSweat ran down her forehead...Trickling into her hairline...Eerie did not even come close to defining that dream...But then, was it???Yeah...What was it?Every morning ...that feeling of same old, same old...Close but no cigar...She felt around her bed side,yes she did need her spectacles!Sometimes she even wondered if it would help if she slept with her spectacles...

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One Bowl Eggless Chocolate Cake And Water and some French History

Marie Antoinette...And all the gory details of the French revolution!School!And Cake!Chocolate Cake ...Moist and wet and dreamily yummy!And egg less!If you have been keeping track of my bio...you will know that I am now gainfully-as in an economically viable-y employed in a high school and that I teach history to senior school boys and girls.Boys and girls who haven't the faintest interest in their own history...let alone the french revolution.But...

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