tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397925661074593934.post5056773779702269418..comments2024-02-28T22:19:40.452+11:00Comments on Gormandize: Orange Blossom and Almond Friendship CupcakesKeelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821733202271604409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397925661074593934.post-26012275982797415712014-07-25T06:54:52.183+10:002014-07-25T06:54:52.183+10:00Excellent post and modern culture has us living a ...Excellent post and modern culture has us living a lifestyle that is completely conducive to good friendships. Good friendships need time, they need input from both people involved, they need connection and a symbiosis that grows out of shared and communal life all of which is sorely lacking today in our fast paced face-planted-in-text-mode world. I have found a great group of online friends through social media. I might be "The only vegan in the village" here in rural Northern Tasmania where most of my neighbours shoot things out of the sky for their breakfast and grunt to each other to communicate but I CAN share common space (albeit internet space) with like-minded, good friends. The one thing missing is being able to share friendship through food, the BEST kind and so I love these cupcakes and they are the perfect reflection of time spent with friends being golden. Cheers for sharing your thoughts. By the way, I used to follow your blog years ago but dumped my whole RSS Feed Reader when it hit 500 blogs as I was crazy trying to keep up with posts. I saw you on Pinterest the other day and decided to put you into my new slimline MUST HAVE blog RSS Feed Read as you are seriously one of the only go-to vegan food blogs with the most interesting recipes. As an experimentrix myself, I love how you use your mental vegan alacrity to turn humble ingredients into gold...you are an alchemist of great wonder and I salute you (like an acadaca salute ;) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397925661074593934.post-20302580710519288832012-12-10T17:49:17.740+11:002012-12-10T17:49:17.740+11:00So well written Keely. Is it because we get older...So well written Keely. Is it because we get older and just grow apart? I don't know, maybe alot of people don't realise you have to 'work' a little at maintaining close friendships by making a conscious effort to organise dates and keep them. Alot of people value other things but to me connecting with other people and listening are one of the most precious gifts we can have. The cakes look beautiful and I love the pink tiered stand you presented them on. Glad you were able to catch up with a friend for tea and do something wonderful like baking together.<br /><br />PS: Yes I think shows like 'Friends' etc. do present an unrealistic expectation of real life, the same way skinny models do in fashion mags and peoples homes and the way they live in mags like 'House & Garden' etc. it's just not real life but highly stylised to sell us an image. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833548273153181121noreply@blogger.com