I’ve had my share of white Christmas during all these years of living abroad. Each at different points in my life, some happy, some not so much. The snow can be both calming and beautiful as well as chilling and heavy. Having been brought up in a city that has rarely been painted in white, […]
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- December 19, 2016
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Iran, photography, winter, christmas, snow, landscape, Tehran, WhiteChristmas, Happychristmas, cold
Merry Christmas everyone! It is cold outside but no snow this year in Vienna, no white Christmas for us. We are in the warmth of our apartment, the advent candles flicker and the Christmas tree is lit. We are feeling blessed and happy to have spent the day enjoying each other’s company and watching silly […]
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The first time I tasted the Ceccon family panettone, it simply melted in my mouth! I was speechless, I had never tasted something quite as silky smooth. And believe me I have tasted all sorts of Italian Panettone before. My husband looked at me and said I really needed to write about the Pasticceria Ceccon. […]
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- December 10, 2015
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Italy, baking, christmas, artisan, italianchristmastraditions, venetian, venice, foccaciaveneziana, panettone, mestre, masterbaker, craftmanship, traditions, pastries, pasticceria, ceccon, pastryshop, bakery, naturalingredients, naturalyeast, bakingtradition
As a child my favorite thing about decorating the Christmas tree was setting up the Nativity scene that went along with it. My mother always bought fresh moss from our local florist as a basis for our nativity figures. I remember fondly its fresh and earthy smell while we would set the figures. We didn’t […]
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- December 02, 2015
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christmastraditions, France, Nativity, santons, santonier, saints, nativityscene, christmas, artisan, clay, clayfigures, Provence, beauxdeprovence
