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Cake, Mad Scientists, and a Hoof

 Happy Friday! I am having a very happy Easter, and I hope you are too.


The other day, I was deeply disturbed to learn of a new-to-me Pepsi flavor... Peep flavored Pepsi. Absolutely not. Nope. Never. Mind you, I've never liked Peeps anyway, but to mix that and Pepsi? No thanks.

Here's an article about it from Food & Wine:


Besides finishing the right hand side of this band (yay!) I've also started stitching the unicorn. Voila:


Hoof, tail, and a bit of his rear. Also, check out that flower and clover. I like the way the flower at the top is bright red.

The top and bottom part of this band is wonderfully repetitive. It's quick to stitch, and looks amazing when it's done.

This time I have a movie recommendation for you. It's called, "Sachetorte." It's not only the name of the movie, but according to Wikipedia it's also:

[A] chocolate cake, or torte, of Austrian origin

Once you watch the movie, you'll understand why it's named after a cake. This is definitely a Rom-Com. The hotel where a good portion of the movie is set is a real hotel with a very grand history. Here’s a link where you can learn more. Beware; you’ll want to eat a slice of Sachetorte when you’re finished watching. It's a really fun movie and I hope you like it. Here's a link to IMDB where you can find all the places it's available for streaming.

Happy stitching!
 

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