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Happy Birthday to My Sister Jocelyn

Happy Birthday to my most wonderful sister Jocelyn.  I wish you everything joyous and good in life. You deserve the best there is. 

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It's That Magical Time Of Year

Christmas in a Cup

INGREDIENTS:

3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar 1 1/2 cups milk

2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon cornstarch

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Mix the cocoa powder and sugar together in a small saucepan. Stir the 1 1/2 cups milk into the saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Place over low heat; slowly bring the mixture to a low simmer.
2.	Whisk 2 tablespoons of milk together with the cornstarch in a small cup; slowly whisk the cornstarch slurry into the cocoa mixture. Continue cooking, whisking continually, until the hot chocolate reaches a pudding-like thickness, 2 to 3 minutes.

Between The Holiday Rush

"Stop a minute, right where you are.  Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine, like a dog shaking off cold water.  Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still..." - Barbara Kingsolver

"Corners of the World" in Palos Verdes, California

We spent a wonderful girlfriend's day out on a beautiful, sunny December morning in Palos Verdes.   Our 2nd annual Xmas shopping adventure at our friend Jurgen's "Corners of the World" store at Malaga Cove.  Here is a little slide show of our delightful day out with my friends Isa, Mitra and Judy.

Jurgen Kading the owner of Corners of the World
1 Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, California 90274
1 (310) 373-5096

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RIP Nelson Mandela

"I would like to be remembered not as anyone unique or special, but as part of a great team in this country that has struggled for many years, for decades and even centuries," he said. "The greatest glory of living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall."

Born:  July 18, 1918, Mvezo, South Africa  

Died:  December 5, 2013

 Freedom fighter, prisoner, moral compass and South Africa's symbol of the struggle against racial oppression.

That was Nelson Mandela, who emerged from prison after 27 years to lead his country out of decades of apartheid.

He died Thursday night at age 95.

His message of reconciliation, not vengeance, inspired the world after he negotiated a peaceful end to segregation and urged forgiveness for the white government that imprisoned him.

"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison," Mandela said after he was freed in 1990. 

-http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/world/africa/nelson-mandela/

"It is music and dancing that make me most at peace with the world." - Nelson Mandela

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HSahOZqYpQ