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The Joy of Gingerbread (and the Blonde Gingerbread Cookie)

My quest for the perfect gingerbread cookie recipe started decades ago. I tried every recipe in every cookbook I had,View full post »

Santa’s Helper

Every year the Lumberjack and I get to do Santa’s job and we love it. This year, the Boy is seven, I’m notView full post »

Wrist Wraps and Real Patterns

Thorough patterns, that include product pictures, charts, diagrams and yarn info have always been like gifts to me, 8 1/View full post »

These are a Few of My Favorite Things Tartlets

When you’re a foodie, it’s really hard to say what your favorite food is. But most of us do know what ourView full post »

Tiny Lemon Turnovers, Mom’s Idea

Baking with my mom and kids is so much fun. Here is something else we worked on today, along with our Favorite ThingsView full post »

Practicing Hope

December is a wonderful month, it’s a time when people seem more hopeful. They are hoping for a great visit withView full post »

Thank You Homeless Santa!

The year 2007 was a really bad year for our family. We spent most of our Holiday season dealing with life and death,View full post »

Does Believing in Santa Cause a Crisis of Faith in Children?

We do Santa. I now have 2 daughters that are old enough to know that Santa (along with the Easter Bunny and the ToothView full post »