still here!

Alright???
Yes I think I am. Thank you for asking! Yes I have had a bit of time off my blog! I am getting very close with my website! oooh its only been a year I hear you say! yes yes yes ok funny people, but I am a very busy Mum and chocolate making person!

I have to let you in to my newest treat of choice! With a Nod to Clare from Little Welsh Deli, who seems to make all my favorite and best non-chocolate treats at the moment! Macaroons.
So yes this is me, with Clare's amazing creations! No I didn't eat them all..... honest, it was a close run thing though!

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The Postman brings me such lovely things!

Yesterday the postman dropped a Jiffy bag that I was not expecting through my letterbox....

I (being the person I am) checked the return address and found that this surprise was from my Godmother Chris! Oooh... not expecting this at all!

Obviously I found the scissors and cut the tape, rather than ripping my way in like most people would (we have my Mother to thank for this bit of tidiness! can use it again now!)

this is what I was greeted with....A Bag! A Chocolate Bag!! A Yummy Chocolate Bag!!!!


With some of the Best chocolate quotes around on it!

Forget Love, I'd rather fall in Chocolate.

It's never too early or too late for Chocolate.

The Four Basic Food Groups, Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate,
Dark Chocolate and Chocolate Truffles!

Chocolate, Men, Coffee. Some things are better rich. (this one is quite funny for me!)

But this one is my favourite and best;

There is nothing better than Chocolate, Except a good friend with Chocolate!!!!

So thank you thank you thank you thank you Auntie Chris, I love love love it! xxx

Birthday Cakes

This time last week I was building a Skate Board cake for my Nephew Josh..

My girls don't like cake..... well I say that they do like cake they don't like roll-out icing or royal icing, they like "mummies icing" aka chocolate ganache!! So I am a frustrated cake decorator!! I have the need/want to creat these amazing creations like Duff (Charm City Cakes) I love to read decorating books and look at all the beautiful things that are possible, but only very rarely get to have a go!!

So when my Brother-in -law asked me to make Josh's 5th birthday cake I was in there!!

A Google search later I was all set! I knew what I needed to make what I wanted....
The 2 basic shapes was ok, all going good. I then found the perfect Green for grass..

Then I went to my friend Clare's (Little Welsh Deli) house for help/advice and hand holding!!!! and we/she created the bestest Skateboard cake in the World!!!!!
Fabist 5th Birthday Cake (I've ever made!)
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No Panic Today!!!

Nope, not a quiver of one!

I had a good day today, bagging up and labeling all those lollies from yesterday, oh and making a few more to add to the pile!

The girls and I have been Bird watching! I have set up a bird feeder over the back fence, on the grass bank, and we can watch the birds feeding from the dining room. They have their binoculars and bird identity leaflet and they try to work out which bird is which!

Sunshine has gone.... will we see it again this year?

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I feel more organised!

It doesn't happen often, so take note!

I got lots of making done today, was a woman on a mission!

Made some lollies! then I made a few more.


Then I made some Hearts and Flower lollies!


So now I feel a little more in control of my week ahead! (please note it is Only Monday!)

I am doing 2 markets this weekend, Saturday will find Coco Bean at Show Home 2, Cimla Court, Neath. Sunday I will be in the Great Glasshouse at The National Garden of Wales (the Botanical Gardens) Carmarthen.

We also had an amazing tea tonight, if I do say so myself! Beef and Mushroom pie, with butternut squash and potato mash, peas and broccili. (Ben and Jerry made the menu for dessert!)

Tomorrow is another day...... and another panic no doubt!

Time, time, time....

More please, send more time to me! Oh and while your at it could I have another Ruth too!

I hear you say "get on with it then, get off the computer and use your time wisely woman" Well now you see I have to wait for my chocolate machine to pemper my chocolate so I can make more lollies!

I have lots to do and really am on top of it (i think!!)

I will update later with pics of my hard work!!

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Time to awaken the Blog!

Well..... I seem to have been a little pre-occupied!!

Welcome to Coco Bean's Blog.

I have awakened my old old old blog (was encouraged by Kate's Creations and Bendylegs Jo) And re-set passwords etc!

I Will Try Very hard to be a better blogger!