Christmas Photo A Day

December 13, 2013 Christmas Photo A Day

Friday the 13th isn’t at all scary if you have COOKIES!

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Italian Christmas Cookies, made by Laylabug and I. (the ONLY Italian Christmas cookie I can make. But Oh, do I drool over some Strufoli or Pignoli!)

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One of the best things about Christmas time is that everybody talks about cookies, and shares cookies! Photos and recipes, everywhere you go!  Newspapers even have cookie contests.

Now, I didn’t grow up with a grandmother baking for hours in the kitchen—her everyday cookie was a tray of Chips Ahoy and for festive occasions she went for Pepperidge Farm Milano’s arranged artfully on a tray.

But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate a good cookie!

If you have a cookie recipe that is special to you, feel free to share it!

December 12, 2013 Christmas Photo A Day

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December 11, 2013 Christmas Photo A Day

20131203-IMG_5800Our Christmas tree is a tree of memories.

I decorate with colored lights! The more the merrier. There are no two ornaments that are the same, the colors are all over the place. I don’t do the matching tree, with color coordinated, fashionably matched balls and bows. (I can admire such a thing, but can’t imagine doing so unless I had more than one tree.)

Our tree is a delightful walk down memory lane.  The percent of ornaments that were bought simply because they we too cute is possibly as high as 15%. The rest of the ornaments are gifts, handmade by friends, family or myself, or are memories…. many of our vacations, and one for each of the pets that have been family.

 

20131208-IMG_7402Added this year, from our trip to NOLA this past spring—a mini family reunion and a wonderful time with my husband, exploring a beautiful city.