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cool cocktails and ice cubes

Ice, ice baby. Summer’s here and the time is right…for cool cocktails and novelty ice cubes

June 12, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake, Midlife Health & Fitness

Summer’s here and the time is right. Lockdown could be coming to an end, the sun is still shining, and we’re all feeling a little happier. Although the time may not be right for dancing in the street just yet, it is the time for making and shaking some cool cocktails and ice cubes to match.

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Blueberry muffin

Great news! Blueberry Muffin Day is getting closer.

June 7, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake, Midlife Health & Fitness

Blueberry muffin day is coming. What’s the background to one of coffee’s greatest lovers, and how do you make one. Going to Minnesota might be a start.

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Jammie Dodger cake complete

Making a fantastic Jammie Dodger cake is easy, just follow these steps!

March 21, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Making a Jammie Dodger cake with a Moldyfun silicone cake mould is an excellent way to spend time with the kids and make something delicious to eat

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10 key silicone cake mould facts. Are they as brilliant as people say?

February 10, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Silicone cake moulds are becoming a key part of many bakers kitchens. Facts about silicone cake moulds.

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Funko Pops the story

The fantastically popular Funko Pops. You’re never too old.

February 6, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Funko Pops are not toys, but part of pop culture apparently. Hugely popular, they have an interesting back story.

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Kit Kat history

Surprising Kit Kat facts and figures. Take a break as we reveal all…

January 31, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Kit Kats are huge. Well, not in absolute size terms as they were made to fit a lunch box, but in terms of being a

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Jammie Dodgers facts and cake molds

The Jammie Dodger is the breaking bad of the biscuit world. What’s its dodgy history?

January 30, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Jammie Dodgers have been around since the 1950s, and now you can reproduce one in cake format

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Oreo cookie history

Oreo Cookies are a global phenomenon, but do you know their interesting history?

January 20, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Oreo cookies are an American favourite – but what’s their history? And how can you make an Oreo cookie cake with a silicone cake mould?

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Custard cream biscuit cake mold

Amazingly, the custard cream biscuit is the nation’s favourite. How do you eat yours?

January 17, 2020 Martin@Moldyfun Tea & Cake

Custard cream biscuits are the UK’s favourite, so what are they, why are they so liked and how can you make your own?

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Feature: Hip Replacement

hip replacement story starting with arthritis
A hip replacement story, from initial twinge to running around post op.

Working lives

  • Redundancy 10 surprising redundancy facts to know if you’re leaving soon…
  • Work meetings need a good room Are your work meetings a disaster? 6 things you can do to stop wasting your life.
  • Loose women What does Daddy do all day? Getting traumatised by Loose Women isn’t all fun.

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Health, Fitness and Hips

  • Zwift try something new today Try something new to save your sanity. Surprisingly it was Brussels and Zwift that did it for me.
  • Dentist's chair Man trying to recreate Gascgoine’s “dentist’s chair” celebration ends up having root canal surgery
  • Make yourself happy, do it for Don Agonising over how to be happy? Don’t do it for you. Do it for Don.
  • Low fat or middle-age spread Middle-age spread is not low fat margarine, but do people find it as tasty?

Most Liked Posts

  • 12 months after - a total hip replacement recovery story....
  • Total hip replacement recovery story. Painfully limping along in weeks...
  • 18 months after my hip replacement and some bad habits...
  • Hip replacement recovery days 6 to 21. Coming on in...

Ask Marvin Answered…

  • Father Christmas is fat, grey and old. I’m exactly the same, and yet no one wants me in their house at Christmas. What can I do?
    Aunt Marvin
  • My work suit no longer fits, and my birthday suit isn’t what it was. What can I do before I return to the office?
    Aunt Marvin
  • I have been offered a promotion at work but it could mean sacrificing my friends. Should I take it?
    Aunt Marvin

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