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Continue reading →: Day 1: Admission of guilt
During the start of the MCO, my brother began a series of daily reflections that he would share on Facebook. These reflections range from talking about forgiveness to being grateful and so forth. Considering what has been going on in my life in the last two months or so, I…
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Continue reading →: Yam cake (Or kuih)
It has been a while since I last had some yam cake and the ones that you get commercially are more rice flour than yam. So I thought – since we are on MCO and I do have a bit of time over the weekends – lets make some yam…
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Continue reading →: Fudgy super dark brownies
The kids (and the other half) had been hankering for dessert and we were running low on fresh fruit as well as ice cream so I thought – why not make use of all those dark chocolate compounds and chips sitting in the fridge?
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Continue reading →: MCO Day 12: A typical daily schedule
Day 12 into the Movement Control Order and we have a schedule – somewhat – for the weekdays and weekends. It will likely be disrupted again when the kids start their online classroom this Wednesday. Monday to Fridays 7am – Breakfast for the husband and kids; I start prepping for…
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Continue reading →: Soft chewy pretzels
With the MCO in place, it is hard for us to get our hands on any pretzels so I thought why not give it a try and make some? After all, I did get some bags of flour during my earlier grocery runs. So after searching around online, I came…
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Continue reading →: DIY face mask
As face mask became nearly impossible to get, I figured that having a cloth face mask would be better than nothing. So I decided to give the whole thing a try…
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Continue reading →: Steamed chocolate cake
I thought I’d try something new like steaming up some desserts instead. Steaming desserts is more of an Asian technique rather than European (although I could be wrong) and as such, it is not uncommon to see steamed cakes available for sale in many Asian shops or markets…
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Continue reading →: MCO Day 5: What social distancing?
I had to go out today so I thought since I would be out (in my old T-shirt and shorts plus a mask), I would also go buy some pork, beef, eggs and bread. I nearly died from the stress.
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Continue reading →: MCO Day 3: Buying groceries
We were running a bit tad low on fresh food – last grocery run I did was last Thursday before the movement control order. A few tips and strategies:
Bonjour,
I’m Mabel
I knit. I crochet. I bake. I travel. I read. I write. I take pictures. I blog. I sing. I work. I play. I design. I feel. I love. I live.
As you can see, I am quite a busy person. After having relocated to France, I am now a part-time English teacher with a small business selling crochet items and patterns.
Before my big move, I worked in publishing and public relations prior to my last job as a communications lecturer in a tertiary institution. I was even once a business owner, selling artisanal skincare products and cold-processed soap.
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