Christmas Baking

I just love to bake for the holidays and have often started on the first of December and baked every day until Christmas eve. Mostly due to sneaky people who get into everything in the freezer....o.k. I admit it I am one of the sneaky people!

I like to bring a plate of cookies to the office at my son's school, the dentists office and the doctor's office along with a card. This year I will be adding one of the moose I made to the top of each plate. I am excited to see how it will look.

The rest of the treats get gobbled up by family and friends during the holidays. I always make sure though to have enough left for New Years.

Here is the list of what I will be making this year. (So far) *wink*

Molasses Crinkles
Peanut Butter Cookies
Macaroons
Hello Dollies
Cherry Cookies
Thumbprints
Nonpareils
Fiddle Faddle
Peanut Butter Cookies
Russian Tea Cakes
Stained Glass Candy
Snowballs
Iced Spice Cookies - Commonly called "Weezer cookies" around here because when my son was in grades 7&8 he really liked the band Weezer and I often made cookies shaped like the Weezer W for him and his friends as well as for the school bake sale. When a band he had played their first show I made them with the band's name on them. Now though I just make round ones and ice them in red and green for Christmas. I recently saw in a Woman's Day magazine cookies iced like ornaments so I may try icing these like that - they were very pretty!

Well, I guess that is the list - at least for now! ~smile~

Blessings,
Liisa

The View From Here

I thought that while the monkeys and I were out for our walk today I would take some pictures around town so that I could share a bit of what our town is like.

Here we are ready to go. Just four little ones today.

This is our house.


One of the 10 churches in our little town. This was the first one built here.

Town Hall

Our Library

The view down my street heading for home.


Quite a bit of our snow melted last night - we had alot more that this.

I hope you enjoyed the view from here! ~smile~

Blessings,
Liisa

Snowy Afternoon

This is the best way to spend a snowy afternoon.....



Blessings,
Liisa

Fiddle Faddle

Yesterday afternoon I made some homemade fiddle faddle. It was so easy and so good so I thought I would share the recipe with you here. My hubby and son loved it and my hubby usually dislikes anything like this so I was quite pleased.


I don't remember where I found this recipe so if it is yours please let me know and I will give you credit for it.

Fiddle Faddle

6 quarts popped corn, unsalted
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup of butter
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
pinch soda
pinch salt

Cook sugar and margarine for 5 minutes over high heat.
Add remaining ingredients.
Pour over popcorn in a very large container (I split the popcorn into two very large bowls)
Mix well until popcorn is evenly coated with liquid.
Place on 2 cookie sheets and place in the oven for 1 hour at 200 degrees.

Enjoy!

I had hoped to post a picture of it but this is all that was left this morning!




Everyone really did love it! ~smile~

Blessings,
Liisa

Some Crafting for Christmas

This is what I have been up to this week. I found this pattern for "Kris Moose" in a Country Woman magazine (Nov./Dec. 2006) and I though the was really cute. I made 8 of them and plan to use them to top gifts and the cookie plates that I take to the dentist and doctor's office.

Here is the whole herd....


I love all things moose related and these were easy to make. I have all my books out and will spend some time during the littles nap planning the things I would like to make, bake and do for the holidays.

Has anyone else started crafting for Christmas? I would love to see what you've been up to!

Happy Wednesday!

Blessings,
Liisa

Snow!

I don't think there is anything much more beautiful than a cool winter morning when everything is peaceful and quiet. When the trees are covered in snow and everything is fresh and white. I love to go out and shovel the walkway early in the morning. I am usually out before anyone else is around and it is just so still, so beautiful with the sun coming up and everything has a kind of blue glow. It is hard to describe but it really started my day off on a perfect note this morning.

Today I am going to put away all of our fall decorations and set out all of my snowmen!

I am sure this snow will go away again before winter arrives for good but for today it is very pretty.

Happy Tuesday!

Blessings,
Liisa

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Three Things About Me

My sister emailed me this but I thought I would share it here and see if anyone else would like to tell us 3 Things About Them.




3 THINGS ABOUT ME.....

THREE JOBS I HAVE HAD:


1. Filler Operator at a salad dressing factory - YUCK

2. Spa Manager

3. Childcare Provider



3 PLACES I HAVE LIVED:


1. Hornepayne Ontario

2. Montreal Quebec

3. The Pas Manitoba


3 SHOWS THAT I WATCH:


1. 17 Kids and Counting

2. Wife Swap

3. Trading Spouses




3 PLACES THAT I HAVE BEEN:


1. England

2. Bolivia

3. Argentina


3 PLACES I HAVE BEEN THIS WEEK:


1. Church

2. Walmart

3. Dollar Store

3 PEOPLE WHO E-MAIL ME REGULARLY:


1. My sister

2. My hubby

3. My Mum


3 OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:


1. Lasagna

2. Chicken Fingers

3. Anything Mexican


3 PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:


1. There is no place like home

2. Up North

3. Scotland

3 THINGS I WOULD RATHER BE DOING:


1. Snuggling with my hubby

2. Sewing

3. Living up north.



THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR:


1. Growing in my faith

2. Reaching out to others

3. Holidays



Who wants to play..........

Happy Monday!

Blessings,
Liisa

Picture from www.allposters.com