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FEASTS & FANCIES: HALLOWE’EN @ CHOCOLATE NOTES

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Scribe Doll

At Chocolate Notes, there are no polystyrene cobwebs on the glass front door, no hairy spiders climbing the walls, no plastic bats swinging from the ceiling and no pumpkins with macabre grimaces.  Unlike in many other shops and cafés, the … Continue reading →

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A Day Bearing a Unique Gift

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Scribe Doll

I look at the clock.  It’s 5:50 a.m.  Beyond the windows it’s still night and yet I’m wide awake, with a sense of renewed hope and purpose.  Then I remember: the clocks have gone back an hour.  It’s the start … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en Edition

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Scribe Doll

No – not the polyester black capes, rubber bats and plastic axes.  Not the fake fangs and stage blood.  Not the tack.  It has little to do with the original spirit of Hallowe’en. And, please, let us spell it correctly.  … Continue reading →

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