A late bloomer in life, it did take me a while to get to know myself. My likes and dislikes, my guilty pleasures, my opinions, my dress style, my weaknesses and my strengths. And most important of all, I learned to not be ashamed of any of it. I think 2 things were the major cataclysms for all of this.
My father passing away is one of them, a big one. Something like this gives perspective and, as clichΓ© as this may sound, it did make me evaluate my life in a huge way.
The second thing is that I met the love of my life. My now husband came into my life like this amazing ray of sunshine and there has not been a day when my life has not been warmed by him.
This blog started in 2012, year of change for me, with the idea to share all of those moments, big or small, important or insignificant, all of it. All the bits of nice in our lives. They were sometimes be preceded or accompanied with a little bit of moan; life is, as we all know, not perfect. The important thing is to try our best to make it as good as we can.
It then developped and my love for baking started to take over this little space more and more. Now it is mostly about little bits of nice food, cakes, biscuits, pies and everything nice. With little bits of life moments thrown in occassionally.
I hope you enjoy this blog. It is not much, I do not have amazing pictures or mind-blowing concepts. What you will get is a little glimpses of a life and my journey towards making it as good as possible. Mostly through cakes. With lots of love.
Beautiful blog and concept!
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Aww thanks, really means a lot
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Nice to meet you too! π You have a lovely blog over here!
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Thank you very much, so glad you had a really good look around and enjoyed it π
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Fun to find your blog! Looking forward to reading more…
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Thank you so much for visiting my little blog and having a good look around. It’s wonderful when that happens. I have been following your blog for a while now and it’s always really lovely. Hope to see you here again!
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Hi thanks for visiting my blog! your blog is so beautiful! Photography is amazing! Will be back lots!
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Thank you! Your pancakes gave me such a massive craving that I have ‘pre-ordered’ them from my husband for today π
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haha brilliant! They’re sure to taste even better when you know the hubby’s sweating over it while you’re not lifting a finger!
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Follow you, thank you
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Thank you π
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Your blog is so lovely and I think anyone who can focus on the nice things is a pretty excellent person – so I nominated you for a Liebster Award http://wp.me/p3TWPY-bG
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Oh wow thank you very much that is incredibly sweet of you and such a nice thing to say. I genuinely feel very touched by your words. I will check it out today! π
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[…] you, Diana, for including me in your WordPress blog family! I am touched by your nominationΒ and am honoured […]
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Hi, Diana! I nominated you for the Dragon’s Loyalty Award π – http://wp.me/p3Nc97-ja
Wish you a wonderful New Year!
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Hi!
thank you so much, that’s lovely! I will reply to it as soon as I can, I promise!
happy new year!
Diana
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A lovely heartfelt intro, I look forward to reading more βΊοΈ
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Thank you and thank you for visiting! Hope to see you around soon π
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So lovely to hear of the story behind the blog and for the details of your late blooming in life. I’ve not experienced the loss of a parent, but sure they don’t call it baking therapy for nothing π As for love, I do believe it makes us all bloom!
Happy Cooking.
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Thank you very much. I had no idea they called it that but it makes sense in my case. And love does indeed make you bloom π such lovely words
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hey there! I’m new follower! I really like your blog and whole concept behind it, well done! π
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Thank you! I’ve been enjoying your recipes too! Delicious stuff!
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https://shivaaydelights.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/shine-on-award-%e2%98%86/
Hi honey
Congratulations! I’ve nominated you for the Shine on β award. I love your blog…Please have a look at this link above for more details
Much love D x
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Thank you my lovely. I’ve checked it out and I am very glad to accept it π xx
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Hi Diana. Thank you for stopping in and liking my blog. π Great to “meet” you and looking forward to staying in touch.
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Same here! π thank you!
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Hi Diana – thanks again for stopping by – I am rather excited to see that you may have a connection with Kenyaβ¦well, it’s just the one word but it made my heart do a little flip!!
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I hope I won’t disappoint you by saying that there isn’t a real connection π¦ it simply comes from the trip my husband and I had to Tanzania and we fell in love with the place. I love that word, it’s one of those words that just sounds so friendly!
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No, not at all – it’s nice to hear how much you loved Tanzania – I always say, there is something about Africa that just gets under your skin and stays thereβ¦.
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It’s so true, it really does! I cried so much when we had to leave. I was so emotional about it which is a completely crazy reaction to the end of a holiday. I had never had this kind of reaction to anywhere I’ve been. Before or since!
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Diana, you have such a lovely blog. I look forward to exploring it more!
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Thank you so much! So nice to see a nice face around here π
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Lovely blog, delicious food and great story-telling! You leave me wanting more π Glad I “discovered” your site at Fiesta Friday, and I look forward to exploring through your past posts ~ as well as the future ones!
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Thanks Nancy that is so lovely of you. I still need to go make my rounds at the Fiesta and check everyone out! Can’t wait!
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Hi Diana, I found your cake at Angie’s Fiesta Fridays. A lovely piece of work! I’m exploring more of your lovely bakes, baking being a passion of mine too. Looking forward to your posts…Do stop by my blog when you find the time.
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Hello! Thank you so much for visiting this little blog. So glad you are exploring π I am still going through all the wonderful posts from the fiesta! I will come over to you very soon I promise!
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I did not “attend” the FF party this week, but I did last friday π
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Karibu? Asante sana!
(Where did you learn that word?)
Take care
Brian
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Hi Diana, Thank you for stopping by my blog recently. I have enjoyed looking at yours. I love how positive you are about finding “bits of nice” in everyday life. What a great way to go through life. I look forward to seeing your recipes, and getting to know you better!
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Hi Diana, Just wanted to let you know that I have nominated you for WordPress Family blog award – http://wp.me/p3Nc97-sF. Have a lovely day! π
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Diana, I love the name of your blog and you have really ‘all things nice’ here! π
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Thanks Indu that’s so nice of you to say! I try my best π
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such a lovely blog! It was such a pleasurable experience to go through your amazing recipes. Glad that I found your blog! I am a new blogger and I would love you to visit my blog for a feedback π Thanks!
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