Our cat, "Fluffy" likes to come in and get spoiled everyday. He takes up residence on the rug beside the door to the deck and sleeps in the sunshine. Today, he was very agreeable and posed for a Christmas picture with his stocking and gifts. He soon was back to sleep while I baked cookies in the kitchen.
Each day this week I have put on my chef's hat and been making Christmas treats, candies, cookies, and as my sister says, "that evil rice chex and pecan mix". She only calls it evil because she finds it irresistable. Yesterday I made one of Leon's favorites-chocolate chip cookies, and today I made one of mine, peanut butter cookies. The only real candy I made was peanut butter fudge, because my Mom made the BEST candies and she and our neighbor would get together one evening before Christmas and make several different kinds. Mom made perfect divinity, which I have not attempted, for I know it would pale in comparison.
Tomorrow we will begin our family visits by going to spend the day with our grandson, Gabe and his other grandparents, who have raised him. Gabe is 13 and I hope to have a picture of him for an upcoming post.
As I was reading some gardening e-mail from P Allen Smith I came across the following quote, which I want to share with you.
"In winter we lead a more inward life. Our hearts are warm and cheery, like cottages under drifts, whose windows and doors are half concealed, but from whose chimneys the smoke cheerfully ascends..." from "A Winter Walk" Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862
I tried to upload a picture of Walden Pond, but had some difficulties with our slow connection, so that will have to be another day. Meanwhile, I hope everyone's heart's are full of the joy of the Lord, and thankful for all our blessings during this holy season. God bless you in your journey.
4 comments:
Yum!! I can't wait to have peanut butter fudge and shortbread:) I agree that Grandma's candy was like no other. But I'd still like to give it a try sometime. I loved the hard candy dusted with powdered sugar and peanut brittle.
Fluffy looks so sweet. Beautiful lighting for the picture, too. Love you and can't wait to spend time with you again soon!!
Virginia your homemade candy, sounds yummy!!! Divinity was one candy Mom always made at Xmas and it was delicious and so perfect looking. I never could get mine to come out right and it was always ugly :-). So for the
past 19 years we have been in Tampa I have been ordering our holiday treats from a little place up there. Danny will be picking up our Xmas order from them Weds.I am a good cook but never had to much luck with sweets. Danny's favorite is Peanut Butter fudge he was licking his chops when I read your post to him. :-)You all be careful in your travels. Later, Wille SCC, Fl.
Virg----
Those were most certainly
the best Chocolate Chip
Cookies "I Have Ever Eaten".
Love You,
Leon
I have to agree with Willie, Mom made delicious divinity...so smooth it would melt in your mouth.. Your candy sounds delicious also...I think Sonja and Margaret were making candy when I left to go to KY...They were sending it to Indiana and California..Hope it made it there..You know how those postal workers can be!!!!!!!!!!!!
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