Actual gingerbread cookies made and decorated by me and the girl.Imagine me sounding like Judy Garland in "Meet Me in St. Louis." I have to imagine it too, as my voice is still a little hoarse from a bad cold. It seems to happen every year in the midst of the busyness and the cookiepalooza that is my family's Christmas. But the tree and house are decorated, the gifts are (mostly) wrapped, the Christmas cards are (finally) in the mail.
I can now concentrate on simply having Christmas. I hope that all of you take some time to just be in the moment and experience a bit of peace and joy... and maybe a cookie or two.Warmest wishes from all of us at Squirrelhaven!
29 comments:
Those are beautiful cookies and the scene looking through the window with all the snow if very pretty, too. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Pretty cookies! Happy ho!
Both the cookies and your tree look very elegant. Nice work!
Mmm! Those cookies look wonderful. We will be doing our baking tomorrow, I have to wait until my poll closes to make sure that butter cookies are still the winners. Not that that's the only reason I haven't gotten them made, but it's a convinient reason to use for my procrastination!
Merry Christmas.
You bet I will be taking time to be with family and friends. I hope you get to feeling great by Christmas. Your place sure looks ready with that beautiful tree in the window and delicious cookies to eat. The merriest and healthiest Christmas to you and yours.
Those cookies are very pretty MMD and I bet they taste good too. ;) Hope you have a wonderful Christmas & a Happy New Year with your family. Take care!
Beautiful cookies and tree. Have yourself a merry little Christmas too.~~Dee
mmd, Everything looks simple beautiful and delicious! Thank you for the wishes and happiest Christmas to you and your family! Gail
Your christmas tree looks so very pretty. I wish you a happy christmas!
Katarina
Great looking cookies and the glow of your tree through the window is lovely.
Merry Christmas!
SOOOOOoo Pretty they are!
A Merry Cristmas to you!
Linda
Ohhhh! Those cookies are gorgeous. Your home looks picture perfect for Christmas.
Happy Holidays!
You definite qualify as a talented cookie maker who shouldn't make my cookies :D Very nice!
Merry Christmas to you too!
You and your daughter did a great job decorating those cookies! Sit back, enjoy, and have a wonderful Christmas!
Can I imagine you singing "Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire" instead? (Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas always makes me cry.)
The poinsettia cookies are lovely - Happy Christmas MMD!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
Hope those cookies are as tasty as they are pretty! It sounds like a great mother-daughter activity for a snowy winter day. May your Christmas be filled with many such happy moments!
Hi MMD, well done, even in the face of a cold, to make it the best Christmas ever! What good advice to just now live it instead of all the preparing for it. Those are gorgeous cookies! And congrats on winning in the Blotanical why I garden contest too!
Frances
Thanks for your compliments & warm wishes, everyone!
Frances - thanks for letting me know I won. I've been so busy that I havent' logged in lately, even though I had read some blogs there when I was at the library yesterday. I must go look now.
Those gingerbread cookies look (almost) too pretty to eat! Your tree and lights are beautiful.
Merry Christmas to you and your family MMD!
Count me in for a cookie or 2 (though almost too pretty to eat)! Beautiful memories and tasty thoughts ... Happy Holidays!
Hi MMD,
How courageous to make the gingerbread! I'm skipping that this year (I use Martha Stewart's recipe that is delicious, but a royal pain). I'm only making Spritz Cookie Press cookies and some "Snowballs" (aka: Mexican Wedding Cakes), our favorites and since I'm only making 2 batches, I hope it will be fun this year rather than in years past when I baked for friends, family and neighbors. No time or energy for that this year!
Your tree is lovely and has such a warm glow from outside! I hope you and your family have a warm, wonderful holiday to renew all of you to enter the new year. All our best wishes from our house to yours!
Oh yeah, that Judy Garland song always makes me cry too (hey Annie!)... I have never understood why such a depressing song managed to become a holiday standard.
Are you sick of the oh too regular snows/ice storms yet? WE ARE, lol.
Stay warm, stay close and savor these next few days....
IVG
Wow - those look good enough to eat off the screen!
Merry Christmas!
Hiya MMD,
Best wishes for the season.
Your Christmas Card is here.
Merry Christmas to you too, MMD! I hope the kids get to sleep early tonight so Santa can come before it gets too late.
Happy Christmas, MMD! Your cookies are an inspiration--my husband baked ours after I mixed them up before I went to the hospital, and he made pies yesterday afternoon to take to my sister's. It's Christmas Day here so I'll just wish you and yours the very best of days.
It all looks absolutely lovely. Happy Christmas!
I'm sorry I wasn't around to wish you Merry Christmas. I'm sure you enjoyed a wonderful day with your family. Soon we'll be looking towards 2009. Wishing you "the best!" :-)
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