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New blog…

Posted on March 2, 2016 by kathryn

It is time to say farewell to La Tarte Framboise. It was always slightly lacking in purpose as a blog, but I really enjoyed writing it at the time which is what really matters. Since my last post in June … Continue reading →

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Daily inspiration

Posted on February 28, 2015 by kathryn
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Christmas crafting

Posted on December 23, 2014 by kathryn

I have a confession to make : I’m not feeling very Christmassy this year. It’s not for want of trying, I had a lovely festive evening with friends yesterday and I’ve been playing Christmas playlists on repeat for the last … Continue reading →

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A fresh page

Posted on December 16, 2014 by kathryn

Pure self-indulgence. After accumulating more post it notes, tatty jotters and scribbled to-do lists than I know what to do with, I finally caved and treated myself to an early Christmas present. There’s nothing like the joy of starting a … Continue reading →

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Chocolate chocolate chocolate

Posted on December 10, 2014 by kathryn

Last week my Mum and I went to a festive chocolate making course at an Italian cookery school in Edinburgh. We were welcomed in out of the cold with cups of hot tea and coffee and then the serious business … Continue reading →

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Yakety Yak

Posted on March 28, 2014 by kathryn

In less than a month, I will experience the most pressurised thirty minutes any Modern Languages student will ever endure. A toe curling, sweat inducing, tongue tied thirty minutes. My mouth will be dry, my mind will be blank and … Continue reading →

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A St Andrews bucket list…

Posted on March 3, 2014 by kathryn

Over the past week it has suddenly hit me how fast the end of university is approaching. We are now halfway through the final semester – a simultaneously terrifying and exciting thought. For want of a better word, my friends … Continue reading →

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Seizing the moment…

Posted on January 26, 2014 by kathryn

Last week I was walking past Patisserie Valerie on North Bridge, in Edinburgh, when something caught my eye. Crisp pastry, soft crème patissière, glistening raspberries: it was la tarte framboise, my favourite French patisserie. I stopped. I looked. I salivated. … Continue reading →

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