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Sweet Revenge

This short story was inspired by the recent article about a missing gravestone that was found being used as a slab to make fudge on in someone's kitchen. Characters are my own and bear no resemblance to anyone living or dead. No disrespect is intended.  For as long as anyone could remember, Granny Crux and Granny Waller had lived next to each other. And for as long as anyone could remember, they had been feuding. Granny Crux was tall and thin as a bean pole, with a long, hooked nose like a olden days witch. Her clothes were a many times mended patchwork, so that no one could see what the original looked like. Granny Waller was short and plump, with pink cheeks like a child. She still had all her teeth and the sweetest smile. She always wore a big starched apron that nearly engulfed her in its folds. Granny Crux was a baker. She made cakes and pies and tarts that were so good, people flocked from miles around to eat them. People would even walk for miles along the dirt road to get a

Yasmin's Tea Duel

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I realised that I never made a post about the Tea Duel I attended last year. The event was organised by my friend Yasmin who acted as Tiffin Mistress. It was 7th of March 2020 (pre-Corona in Australia).  Tea duelling is a popular Steampunk game. A simple version of the rules is that duellists dip their biscuits in tea and hold them up. The last biscuit to crumble wins. The event was held at Vintage on Melbourne in Newcastle, a very cute and quirky cafĂ© filled with charming antiques. There were prizes for duellists and for the best costume. It was a wonderful day and I hope to be able to do this sort of thing again once it is safe! The lovely Yasmin Me with our friend Mardo Mardo Caroline and James have a Steampunk serial you can read here The winners