Expat Thanksgiving with Linky

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #219! I hope everyone from the States had a blessed Thanksgiving! We also celebrated Thanksgiving and prepared mostly traditional dishes like the Turkey and stuffing. Two dishes that are traditionally South African that we also had were pumpkin fritters and custard. I was so glad that my mother-in-law could join us and that our eldest son was home from university. Since it's not a holiday in South Africa, there have been Thanksgiving dinners where one or two kids were away like on a...

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Bear with Bear

Bear with Bear by Hagit R. Oron About the Book Title: Bear with Bear | Author: Hagit R. Oron | Illustrator: Galia Armeland | Pages: 31 | Recommend Age: 6 - 9 Book Description Nine-year-old Bear is set on having a critter as a pet. After failed attempts to adopt beetles and snails, he has to settle on a book with pictures of bugs. This is a great opportunity for him to annoy his little sister, Penelope, who is afraid of bugs. When his parents decide to bring home a cat to help Penelope with her nightmares, Bear helps...

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Cape Town's Botanical Garden - Part 2

Welcome to my Picture Perfect Party Linky #218! The photos I'm sharing today and last week were taken in October at Kirstenbosch, Cape Town's botanical garden. The photos below were taken in the glasshouse where we saw the Boabab Tree, also known as the Upside-Down Tree. You can see my latest photos of Kirstenbosch on 1camera1mom. This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on my photos to see them at their best! ********************* Below is my latest post on 1camera1mom: Kirstenbosch, Cape Town - Part...

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Pickled Pumpkin Pie Review

Pickled Pumpkin Pie: A Thanksgiving Treatwritten by Deb Troehler andillustrated by Jaime D. Buckley   About the Book Title: Pickled Pumpkin Pie: A Thanksgiving Treat | Author: Deb Troehler | Illustrator: Jaime D. Buckley | Genre: Children's Picture Book | Number of Pages: 38 | Publication Date: March 9, 2016   Book Description: Thanksgiving is almost here and Dillon can’t wait to see his lovable Uncle Pete once again. Uncle Pete’s visits with his peculiar penchant for pickled pumpkin pie always bring an extra helping of...

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Easy Fresh Fruit Cobbler

Welcome to my weekend blog hop - Make My Saturday Sweet #198! My mother-in-law blessed us with a box full of fresh nectarines. We've been enjoying them in fruit salads. I also found a Peach Cobbler recipe on Food.Com and used our nectarines instead of peaches. We adapted it slightly and I have included our version below. We enjoyed it so much that we will make this for Thanksgiving. This blog is best viewed in Google Chrome. Click on the images to see them at their best. EASY FRESH FRUIT COBBLER adapted from Food.Com INGREDIENTS 1/4...

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The Gardenia Curse

The Gardenia Curse by C.M. Savage ~ middle grade fantasy ~ Blog Tour with Giveaway! About the Book   Title: The Gardenia Curse | Author: C.M. Savage | Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy | Number of Pages: 158 | Release Date: October 26, 2015 Book Description: Thirteen-year-old Eva Thomas finds herself in a life threatening mystery when her dreams become real. Night after night, she is transported to Dreamland, where an evil being, the Shadow, wants her dead. Can Eva save herself and her dreams before it’s too late?...

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