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What’s Halloween without a few bats in the belfry?   These Coffee Filter Halloween Bats might make bats a little less scary and are super easy to make.

  I have little grandkids who are pretty much obsessed with Halloween but at the same time are pretty scared to see Halloween decorations. They will actually freak out and start to cry when they see the Target Halloween decorations up.  Then they will turn right back around and will say that Halloween is their favorite holiday and will want to read Halloween books.  Go Figure. Their mother (my daughter) and I think it’s hilarious. However these Halloween Bats are not scary for them and hopefully they won’t be for your grandchildren either.  A fun and colorful Halloween decoration, kids will want to make a ton of these and then put them up all around the house.  What a cheap...

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Reactivate it to view this content. Let’s talk 2020 Fall & Winter Fashion Trends! First of all, I think you’ll agree with me that 2020 is the strangest year we’ve ever seen. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed things in business, entertainment, travel, dining, home life, and so much more. Add fashion to that list! Gone (probably forever) are the days so cutely memorialized in the 1988 movie, “Working Girl,” where Melanie Griffith’s character rushes into her office scrambling to grab a ringing phone while yanking off her Reeboks and tube socks to slide on a pair of heels. Of course, even before the pandemic, you could find sneakers in some boardrooms, but what I don’t think we’ll see from now on...

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My kitchen tour, let’s take a sneak peak at my kitchen, where I take your through my kitchen.

Right, kitchen tour was in the plans for more than a year now. When I renovated my kitchen early last year, I was so tempted to do a kitchen tour. But it took a lot of time for me to settle. Not a great organizer myself, so took help from Vj, especially for the storages. Since I am in Singapore, got most of the things in Ikea and online shopping. We don’t carry much from India, so tried to get as much as possible locally. I had plans to buy few more stuffs from India but this year since we could not travel, I thought I will just go ahead and post this. I love my steel dabbas I used...

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10 Days of Drop Off Outfits: 2020 Edition

  Are we ready?!  2020 may be totally wack but that doesn't mean we shouldn't rock one of the all time most popular annual posts on Olive and Tate, right? Welcome to 5 Days of Drop Off Outfits: 2020 Edition Here's what to expect this year: Many of us are not actually doing the school drop off thing. No sweat, this year's round up of outfits is meant for home or away.  As always, every single item is wildly comfortable. Many items can hold court as either pajamas or out-of-the-house clothes. Where you wear 'em is up to you! This year, every item is from Amazon. No shopping in store, no mixing retailers, no waiting more than one total second...

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One thing which we really enjoy eating in our home are curries

Before I moved over to the UK, I had no idea that there was any more than just one kind of curry. I had been introduced to curry by a British friend in Alberta back in the early 1980's. It was love at first bite, but it was a rather limited introduction I have to say, especially when compared to what I have come to since learn about curries and such after moving here! And not all of them come from India! There are many, many varieties to enjoy from many Asian nations. This Chicken/Butternut Squash Samla Curry recipe I am sharing today comes from Vietnam! I was recently send a box of spices and some recipes to try from...

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