Comments on: A few Friday things…

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:37:22 +0000

In reply to Linda. I have cinnamon in my dough, Linda, but I only roll the balls in sugar. I'll bet yours taste wonderful! xoxo

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:06:32 +0000

Roll in cinnamon sugar?

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:57:57 +0000

In reply to Linda. Hi Linda! Do you roll your molasses cookies in a fine coating of sugar before you bake them too? Yes, I'm trying to make room every single day to breathe and read and close my eyes and ponder what this is all about. Emmanuel--- God is with us. Hugs to you, dear Linda. xoxoxo

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:27:40 +0000

My favorite cookies every year to make are the soft chewy molasses cookies too! I seem to enjoy them more than anyone :). Each year some of the gals from my school have a cookie exchange with a fun Pollyanna gift giving & food buffet. Trying to pace my days until Christmas & inhale deeper each day of the “reason for the season”. Soooo love the flower boxes Sarah decorated & the views surrounding Michael’s gravesite you’ve shown here. You have such a lovely environment to enjoy Julie & it is so good to see your posts up again ….xo

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:30:33 +0000

In reply to Leah. I never heard of spritz cookies until I moved to very Scandinavian Minnesota, Leah. I enjoyed reading about all the places you're putting candles too. I was cleaning the kitchen yesterday and just decided to light candles to keep me company while I was doing that. There's something about light.... xoxo

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:17:11 +0000

For baking, I think I’ll pull out the spritz press. Toby might be more inclined to help me if there is a tool involved. Ha! Little boys, God bless ’em.

My candle strategy, so far, is to put gold glass votive holders at intervals on the plate rail in the dining room. Then on the mantle I have two brass reindeer candle holders with tall ivory candles, unscented, of course! Aloha Bay is my favorite candle company. I’ve also got a couple of votive holders on the window sill over my kitchen sink. I’ll be standing there a lot and like the company of the flames. But I’m not done yet. My next strategy is to make sure I don’t burn down the house. God’s blessings to you too throughout the season.

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:45:00 +0000

In reply to Kay. I understand exactly what it's like to love a little dog who's a bit of trouble, Kay. That Archie! I would love to meet him. Maybe someday things will line up and I'll be able to take you up on your gracious invitation. What a gift that would be. I always love hearing from you dear Kay...my love to you and Alan. xoxo

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:14:07 +0000

Julie, your criteria for slippers are exactly the same as mine. 🙂
I think the cookie exchange is a lovely idea – you could always send some this way. 😉
Michael’s earthly body is lying in a very beautiful place indeed.
Sorry for not keeping in touch often enough. We’ve had a lot going on here and Archie keeps us on our toes! His latest trick was to chew the ends of my glasses while I was recovering from a migraine-type headache. (No, I wasn’t wearing them at the time!) But I wouldn’t give him up for all the tea in China.
I hope that one of your New Year’s resolutions will be to visit us on a tour of England and Scotland. 😉 We would both so love to meet you in person.
Sending love and hugs across the ocean xxx

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 12:00:52 +0000

In reply to L..

I will post a picture of the wreath Sara made for Michael’s grave soon, Leah….your comment brought tears to my eyes about others thinking he was a well-loved man. Indeed he was and is. I think you are very wise in what you’ve decided to do about the warmth in your home for Christmas. I think a lot of life is planting seeds and just doing the things we can do, trusting there’ll be a harvest even if it comes long after we had hoped. I’d love to know what you’ll be baking, and what your candle strategy is! God bless you Leah… xoxo

By: L.

L. — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:23:48 +0000

Those slippers are darling and practical, a combination sometimes difficult to find. In true monkey-see fashion, I may have to put them on my own Christmas list. Sara’s arrangement in your planter is so festive! How lovely to adorn Michael’s grave; anyone passing will surely think “This man was well-loved.”

I have a new attitude towards Christmas in my home this year. It is the first year in a long time I haven’t felt utterly exhausted by the time December comes around. I realized if I, as the lone female in my household, don’t bring the feminine warmth to the season, it won’t happen. So I’ve decorated in better spirits and plan to do a little baking this weekend, along with planning my candle strategy (quite literally bringing the warmth).