Archive for December, 2009
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Gingerbread
“Not the gumdrop buttons!” -Gingy (Shrek) I set out to make gingerbread cookies. They are always one of my Christmas favourites so I thought I’d share with you my recipe. This recipe is age-old and my mother made it when I was a tike. *sigh* The mess of baking is always the most discouraging part. [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Advent,Food,General by Amanda
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Whip it Good
This is my second Christmas Baking endeavor this year. Whipped Shortbread! I grew up thinking that this was the only shortbread. Little did I know that this is not a customary Christmas recipe. I’m not a big fan of maraschino cherries but they are growing on me after 20+ years. Feast your eyes upon these [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Advent,Food,Growing,Knitting by Amanda
Sunday, December 13th, 2009
Furious Frosting and Indecent Neighbours
I’ve been very tardy and haven’t posted in a few days. I apologize to my throngs of readers (haha) for my hiccup in commitment to the blog. I would show you what I’ve been doing but it involves Christmas surprise so I must keep it hush hush. In the unposted advent, I have received a [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Advent,Food,Friends,Play by Amanda
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Advent Day 8, The day things arrived in the mail
Pot of Gold Coffee sent us a Christmas ornament with our regular coffee order. I love these guys! As you may have read, and read, coffee is a big part of our day. They put our names on the coffee bags, they send our Christmas letters, and special little gifts with our coffee order. And [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Advent,Friends,Knitting by Amanda
Monday, December 7th, 2009
Dec. 7th, A Pivotal Day
First of all. Marc got me circular knitting needles for advent, ones that you can knit circular things like sweaters, toques and mittens. I got him an eyeglasses repair kit. Secondly, I spent a very festive evening with my Mother in Law Gail last night. We formed rum balls and watched Muppet Christmas Carol. And [...]