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Tea Party Deux!
It’s baaaaaack! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, I am hosting the Second annual spring tea party this weekend! Some of you may recall my series of tea party posts from last year (if you don’t, go check them out!). It was such a hit that all year I kept being asked if I would hold…
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Long Weekend Wrap-up
Just so you don’t think I’m all about the negative stuff (see my last post), this weekend I also had two instances of excellent service. 1. The Outer Layer This is one of my favourite shops and is one of my inspirations for my own business I’m launching (more details soon!). The place is…
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Just say NO to MoRoCo
Just came back from a lovely night with fellow bloggers Krystal and The Asian Pear. We started in Yorkville with dinner at Ginza which had good service, followed by MoRoCo Chocolat which had terrible service. Let me share my experience with you so you can decide where to spend your money next time you’re in…
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Event Planning: Holiday Dinner Party
Let the planning begin! I’m working on another event for me and my friends. This weekend I am hosting a formal holiday dinner party! How exciting! Since my last attempt at a large-scale party didn’t work out too well (Halloween, no one could make it!) I’ve decided to scale back and focus on planning smaller,…
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Tea Party: Pulling it off
Well! I’d say the tea party was a resounding success, despite a few minor setbacks! Friday night I went all over the place to pick up the final ingredients and such for the main event. I visited a number of bakeries, cheese mongers, florists and grocers to get everything I needed. By that point I…
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Tea Party Prep
This coming weekend I am hosting my very first tea party for my closest friends. I’ve been mulling over the idea for quite some time now, and with the popularity of Alice in Wonderland bringing the focus back on this tradition, I thought the time was ripe for my own! While I myself am not…
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Clothing Swap FAQ
Are you wondering what the deal is with these new-fangled clothing swap things? Are you thinking of hosting or participating in one? Look no further! I have complied the answers to a few frequently asked questions about clothing swaps. Behold, Ginger’s Clothing Swap FAQ: What IS a clothing swap? Organized by a fashion community or…
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Would You Lend a Friend Some Money?
There’s a lot of chatter on this subject going on in the blogosphere lately. So… would you do it? If a friend or family member asked to borrow some money from you, how would you handle it? If it was $20? $200? $2000? My thinking is that it really depends on exactly who you are…
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*sigh* When will the spammers ever learn?
This week I’ve received two emails of a dubious nature, both wanting to do a “link exchange” with me on my site. I know it’s a scam. They’re not fooling anyone. How do I know this? Well check out one of the emails below that I just received this morning: —————————–from Shelly Brown to Ginger…
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Pissed and Put-Out
I just had a friend call me at 10pm asking to crash at my place. It seems she was caught in between moving in and out of an apartment. She was going to stay with her sister but her sister cancelled…. Ok I’m really pissed about this and just had a convo with another friend…