Twas The Night Before Christmas or A Visit from St. Nicholas Clement C. Moore Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled…
Good morning! Can you believe that Christmas is two days away? Where did the time go? Are you ready? Are all of your gifts wrapped and under the tree? Have you prepped the food for the big meal? Our guests arrive on the 26th of December so it is actually going to be a quiet…
Homemade chocolate covered marshmallows are fluffy and delicious. Perfect in a cup of hot cocoa or to give as gifts to family and friends. It’s that time of year when the kitchen is open non-stop and the cook is baking cookies and creating candy. Including a few extra things like fluffy homemade marshmallow! Homemade sweet…
While Valentine’s cards were first sent in the 1400’s it wasn’t until the 1800’s that the first Christmas card was sent in England. It took a few more decades for this practice to catch on in the United States. Now days over 2 billion Christmas cards are sent each year through the mail, and around…
Good morning! I don’t know about you but I am in full Christmas mode! For a while I had lost my Christmas mojo, I am not sure why because I love Christmas. But it is back and I am full speed ahead. For me that means bakingn, baking and more baking. I baked from sun…
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Chocolat chaud Good morning! How are you and how was your week? I am feeling a little stressed to be honest. Typically I am finished baking, shopping, wrapping and everything else well before this, but not this year. I decided though that whatever is not finished by Tuesday is not going to be finished and…
Good morning! I hope that you are having a good week. I cannot believe that we are 11 days away from Christmas. Are you ready? I have a lot of baking and candy making to do this week so that I can send it to the recipients next week. Aside from that, everything else is…
Good morning! How are you and how was your weekend? Mine was fabulous! It was so nice to be home and stuck inside because of the unusually cold weather. I started baking on Friday morning and did not stop until Sunday night. I made biscotti, Carmel corn, fairy food, sugar cookies, rugelach, candied almonds and…
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Good morning! How was your week? Mine was great, as I mentioned yesterday I have just returned from 12 days in Argentina. It is summer there so it was incredibly hot and its a little strange because there were no Christmas decorations so it did not feel like the holidays were coming at all. I…
Good afternoon! I just returned yesterday from 12 days in Argentina, visiting the city of Buenos Aries and then spending time in the Patagonia region hiking and exploring. Although I love to travel and go on adventures there is no place like home. I am happy to be back and to enjoy the magic of the holidays. I…
