Can I Quote You On That?

Woohoo!! National Punctuation Day is coming!  

 You know what to do!

I stand corrected.

Bakers, contrary to popular belief, those curved thingies are not sideways "happy hugs" for your text; they're parentheses. But I'll make this easy for you: YOU WILL NEVER NEED PARENTHESES ON YOUR CAKES. So don't use them. Ever.

No, not even for a name in all caps.

And not for anniversaries, either.

Gosh. I bet "Mom" is really feeling like part of the family right now.

 Which brings me to my next point:

STOP IT WITH THE QUOTATION MARKS ALREADY.

Why are these numbers in quotes? Are they euphemisms or something? Are these people not really 13 and 59? And why does this keep happening, anyway?

Oh.

Thanks to Monica, Debb D., Tamara M.,  Alyssa V., Amy C., Rachel C., and Aurora C. for helping me cover parentheses and quotation marks. Tomorrow: COLONS! (You'll have to check back to see which kind.)

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P.S. And here's the official t-shirt of National Punctuation Day:

Punctuation Saves Lives

Proof that educating can also be entertaining!

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Sunday Sweets: Flights of Fancy

Today, we're going to talk about the birds...

(By Viva la Tarta)

...and the bees.

(By Dlishcupcakes)

That's right! We're talking about Things that Fly!

(You look relieved. Why? What else would we talk about?)

There are kites:

(By Sweet Treats by Sandra)

...balloons in bunches:

(By Mutlu Dukkan)

...or filled with hot air:

(By K Noelle Cakes)

...and airplanes!

(by Gateau Delice)

Sometimes all at the same time:

(By That Baking Girl)

I'd make a kite/balloon/airplane joke here, but I think it'd go over your head.
:D

Let's see, what else?

There are dragonflies:

(By Joylicious Cakes)

...and dragons that fly:

(By La Torta Perfetta)

...which means they have to land somewhere.

Don't ever believe pigs can't fly.

(By Carlos Lischetti Sugar Art)

Heck, with enough thrust (or pixie dust) anything can fly.

All the way out of this world!

(By Cakey Cake)

In fact, if I could fly...

(By Alchemists of Cake)

...I think I'd Never Land.

Wouldn't that be Sweet?

Happy Sunday, everyone!

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P.S. Hang on, I can't believe we forgot butterflies!

I used this 84-pc butterfly set to make a gorgeous wreath for John's room, I know you crafters are gonna love them:

(3D Butterfly Wall Magnet Set)

They're double-sided and come with both magnets and stickers. Definitely browse the projects in the reviews, there are so many pretty ideas!

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And from my other blog, Epbot: