Southern Sass: Here Are S'mores Tips from a Master Chocolatier. Happy Holiday Weekend.

8.31.2016

Here Are S'mores Tips from a Master Chocolatier. Happy Holiday Weekend.

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08/31/16

The weekend has loved Rihanna since it was 22.

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A list of major events for which these vintage cufflinks have been around:

—The invention of antibiotics.
—WWII.
—Lunar landing.
—Fall of the Berlin Wall.
—Being fortunate enough to keep your dress shirt cuffs together.

Yeah, they've seen it all.




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