I’ve begun to think about all that has happened in the past ten years since 2010 is looming in a matter of hours, but it’s more than I can grasp in the time it takes for me to write here. Instead, I’ve chosen to review 2009 by sifting through the latter portion of my iPhoto [...]
December 2009
With New Year’s Day less than a week away, I’ve found myself not wanting to wait until the traditional January 1st to promise myself that I’ll turn over a new leaf here and there in my life — or perhaps nine. Do I hear 25? After all the cookies and cooking, left-over food, and dishes [...]
The past week has been a whirlwind of activity with Christmas flying by at an unprecedented rate and leaving me wondering if it actually happened. A glance around the house suggests otherwise as remnants of opened presents and ingredients for meals enjoyed with family lie here and there, waiting to be tucked into their rightful [...]
On the days I most want to sleep in, I find myself staring into the dark wondering what time it is. Falling back into a sound sleep rarely happens as mental list-making begins. This isn’t something I choose to do, but once it begins, I give in and quietly head downstairs to wait for sunrise. [...]
It was only a matter of time before I gave into temptation and changed one of the cookie recipes I’ve been sampling from Bon Appetit’s Holiday Cookie assortment this year. Actually, that’s only partially true. The collection includes several mix and drop cookies, and I strayed early on to experiment with a recipe for the [...]
