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March 6, 2013

Experiments in baking

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Hayley Howells - Seattle Fashion and Lifestyle Blogger

Welcome to ceriselle.org, my space on the internet where I share a little bit of my expat life with some fashion and fun mixed in.
My name's Hayley, and I'm a British blogger currently living just outside Seattle, WA with my husband and our three springer spaniels.
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