Dann and I don’t often get to cafes when we visit other countries, but as we were being shown around by some friends, they had selected Aida as a place we couldn’t miss! Aida is a sort of Instagram-able cafe that has a few different locations, which some being more set up for Instagram pictures than others. This specific cafe is known for bringing Austria’s first espresso machine into operation, being ahead of the curve when it came to coffee consumption!
[Ad – Gifted Products] Every Monday we go to Geek Retreat and play a new board game! This time, we played another Dog Man game – Dog Man: Big Jim Begins Dice Game. Unlike Dog Man: The Card Game, this game is all about rolling dice! Dog Man, if you didn’t know, is a very popular book character, who’s had a number of board games and even a movie. Robin absolutely loves reading Dog Man books, and so we always keep an eye out for board games and card games that match. Dog Man: Big Jim Begins Dice Game is a simple, children’s game all about rolling dice and spending them.
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Every month, Amelia and I go to a cupcake class! We’ve been doing this for well over a year (nearly two, I think!) and have not had a duplicate class yet. Sweet Designs by Jennie creates lots of new designs each month, however, the Flower and Lace Cupcake Class was a classic that we had not gotten around to getting to yet. It’s got a lot of fondant decorating, including creating little fondant flowers. Like all of the classes, Sweet Designs by Jennie has new tools and new techniques.
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February is always a very fun month for me, as it’s my Birthday Month! This year I turned 30, so we had so many celebrations. There was also the half term, towards the end of the month. Though the UK had tons of rain in February, we really made the most of the sunshine and of all of the lovely days we had in such a short month. I write about my day every day as a part of Project 365 – where bloggers are challenged to take a picture and share a little about it each day. Some bloggers share theirs daily, others month, and some weekly.
When Claire invited me to see The Guild, as apart of the MTFest UK, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I’ve been to a large number of plays and performances in my time, but this one marketed itself as a 1-hour workshop, where the actors were doing a live reading. The Guild is a musical, based on a series that is all about meeting up with virtual friends outside of the internet, to see how you all get on.
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