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3. non alcoholic beverages
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Dec 12 - 13
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Shows and EventsListing
By Lydia E. Harris
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On the first day of Christmas my true
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20)
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Purchase twelve different teas that
her birthday. I packaged a variety of
1-15..................................................Visit Participating Shops at The Eastern PA Shop Hop (pg. 12)
come individually
sweets she could freeze and enjoy later
4-Dec 31............................................... Storewide Sale at Creative Dreams in Kittanning, PA (pg. 6)
wrapped in pretty
with tea. For out-of-town friends,
6-8........................................Annual Fall Sale at Sew What? Fabric Shoppe in Addison, NY (pg. 14)
foil packages. It’s
you could purchase packaged
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easy
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shortbread or other treats.
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in Shinnston,
WV for
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House
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(pg. 16)
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House
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Shop
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22)
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House attoSew
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14)
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Old
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Heart for Grandparenting (AMG Publishers). 9)
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artwork,
ribbon,
or
fabric.
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in Mount
WV (pg.
15)
to passClare,
on a legacy
of faith.
6............................. Christmas Open House at Cackleberry & Apple Barn II in Troutville, VA (pg. 16)
6............................................................... Open House at Cottonwood in Charlottesville, VA (pg. 16)
6-7................................... Holiday Fine Arts & Crafts Show at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, VA (pg. 16)
7.......................................................49th Marietta Candlelight Tour of Homes in Marietta, PA (pg. 9)
12-13........... Open House at Fabric Outlet Barn at Needle in a Haystack in Findley Lake, NY (pg. 3)
CranberryChristmas
Shortcake
with
Sauce
13-14.................................................
Tea at Plant’s
HerbButter-Rum
Farm B&B in Mercer,
PA (pg. 4)
13, 15..................................Snowman Painting Class at Arts and Treasures in Grafton, WV (pg. 20)
The sweet butter-rum sauce complements the
18-20............................Holiday Sale & Celebration at Atart
Quilt
of Many Colors
Walton, NY (pg. 14)
cranberries
in the in
shortcake.
26-27,
29-31.
.
...........................Annual
Fat
Quarter
Sale
at
The
Quiltery
LLC
in
Fairfield,
Mix together:
Delicious with a cuppa’ tea. VA (pg. 17)
31-Jan
1..............................
New
Year’s
Eve
Sale
at
Theresa’s
Fabrics in Moundsville, WV (pg. 22)
3 cups flour
January
1 cup sugar
30-Feb
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Run Thru
It at the East Coast Gammill/Statler Conference in Richmond, VA (pg. 16)
1 tablespoon
baking
powder
February
3/4 teaspoon salt
6-8.
.
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of
a
Feather
2015
Longarm Extravaganza in Virginia Beach,VA (pg. 16)
Mix in:
9-13.
.
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Retreat
with
Jodi
Barrows
at Sewing Box Quilt Shop in Somerset, PA (pg. 8)
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup melted shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
Fold in:
From Lydia’s Idea File
Nuttier Than a Fruitcake
Millcreek Sewing & Fabric
by René Groom
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down life’s dusty trails. She and her husband, Tom,
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make their home in Prosser, WA. She is the mom
more, since 1995, Manitou Springs,
of four amazing men. Some of her stories can be
Colorado, has hosted the Great Fruitcake
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Usually during the Christmas holiday,
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Nicholas” in 1823. In the second stanza,
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all snug in their beds while visions of
sugar plums danced in their heads.”
Today, many children and adults have
no idea what a sugar plum is. The word
plum doesn’t just mean fruit; it can mean
all good things. Sugar plums are sweets
made of a mixture of dried fruit, honey
and spices. They are rolled into a small
ball or oval and covered with powdered
sugar or coconut. Sugar plums are a great
sweet for a holiday tea tray or featured
item at a Victorian Yuletide Bazaar.
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Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota and now
resides in San Jose, CA. She recently retired as an
adult education instructor teaching adults with
developmental disabilities. She spends her spare
time sewing pioneer-style wardrobes for 18" dolls.
by Sharon Sullivan
Sugar Plum Recipe
¼ cup honey
2 teaspoons of grated orange peel
1 ½ teaspoons of cinnamon
½ teaspoon of allspice
½ teaspoon of nutmeg
2 cups finely chopped toasted
almonds
1 cup finely chopped
dried apricots (about 8 oz)
1 cup finely chopped dates (about 8
oz)
Powdered sugar for rolling
In a bowl, mix well honey, orange
peel, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg.
Stir in toasted almonds, apricots and
dates. Roll into tablespoon size balls.
Roll in powdered sugar to coat. Store
in an air-tight container. Just before
serving, roll each sugar plum a
second time in powdered sugar and
place each sugar plum in a decorative
holiday mini-cupcake paper. Arrange
on a holiday dish. Makes 3 ½ dozen.
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My Journey - Gluten Free
I’ve been on a new
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of my life. Twenty years
ago I started grinding
my own grain and
started using fresh
ground wheat in the
majority of my baking.
Then last year my
hubby after some research and listening
to the aches and pains in his aging body
(though he is only 50) decided that he
wanted to experiment with eating a gluten free diet. He feels so much better with
this quite radical diet change. As for me,
I am still weathering the adjustment.
A gluten free diet is a diet that excludes
gluten, a protein composite found in
wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. For whatever reason it seems
like gluten is in everything, but it’s not.
You just have to look for food without it.
We are seeing more and more of these
products in our grocery stores. Though I
find making your own is far less expensive and so much more delicious, except
in the bread department. I don’t have that
mastered yet and I’m not sure I have the
interest to try.
I’ve dabbled in some gluten free cooking over the years. As an innkeeper I have
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guests including those who eat gluten free.
Some mornings it seems like I’m a cross
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instead of an innkeeper. Now it hits even
closer to home as I cook for my hubs.
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is rocking my world.
I have become an obsessive label reader.
Eating out has become complicated and
sometimes impossible. Cooking for him
sometimes seems like it takes way to much
thought and energy. But over time, I have
added to my repertoire of recipes. With
these changes in our household I myself
have drastically reduce the amount of gluten I eat. I still haven’t found the inspiration to totally eliminate it from my diet.
It just seems impossible for me to give
up yummy tantalizing bread. Especially
when it’s fresh out of the oven.
Through the years I’ve learned how to
analyze recipes and substitute ingredients.
I often look at a recipe and
think…wow… I can just substitute this
for this and that for that. I also read a lot
of food labels. Yes, it takes a lot of planning ahead and being organized about
meals, food choices and grocery shopping but after time I’ve got a stocked pantry to deal with this gluten free living. I
am now using flours made with coconut,
walnuts, almonds, rice (white and brown),
tapioca, potato and even beans.
In cooking and baking for my hubby
I’ve had to focus on the foods he can eat
and finding recipes that cater to gluten
free eating. I have yet to try much bread
baking. I thought I’d share with you a
couple of my favorite gluten free recipes.
If making them gluten free sounds too
scary use wheat flour instead of a gluten
free flour. Both of these recipes can easily be packaged well to freeze and use for
several months after baking. Enjoy!
Second Wind Secret Recipes
Walnut Torte
6 eggs, separated
¾ cup sugar
2 ½ cups walnuts, finely finely ground (almost walnut flour, which you could
purchase)
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• Paint and put handprints on pre-bought shirt. Place a handprint of each child,
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For babies
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keep theirNov
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enjoyed for years to come.
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Most folks would agree that older adults are the hardest to buy gifts for because
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those seniors in your life, whether they have everything or not.
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• A package of note cards and a book of stamps
Potted plant
Remember, no matter what the gift-giving occasion, the elderly prefer your
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Nuttier Than a Fruitcake
by René Groom
Whether one truly likes fruitcake or not,
A
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expression "nutty as
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a fruitcake" was
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in
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centerpiece!
every country in the
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2014
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commercial fruit cakes are often sold
celebrated harvest and abundance, this
from catalogs by charities as fund raisers.
European cake would be served at
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weddings and other special events. Here
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made of a mixture of dried fruit, honey
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and spices. They are rolled into a small
peel, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg.
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Your Cup of Tea
By Susan Springer
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
'Tis the season for joyous merriment
in decorating—or so I am led to believe
by all the media marketers.
The Christmas tree is definitely a
priority so the hubby and I hiked up the
drop-down stairs in our garage
that lead to our attic. We brought
down all the accoutrements for
decorating the realistic (at the
time) artificial tree I bought at
70% off retail the previous year.
Our little heart ornament, with
the year of our marriage, was the
first to be placed in the heart of
the tree and then the madness
began. Every single ornament we
had somehow landed on a
branch in all its glory. It was our
magnum opus that year in the
tree decorating department and
we were über pleased with
ourselves. The season passed; Christmas
came and went. We would find ourselves
parked in our easy chairs, often hoisting
an espresso to our lips.
Looking in the direction of the
decorated tree, I would say, "We should
probably take the tree down today."
To which the hubby responded,
"Okay," and the word rang like a gong
throughout the land, followed by his "I'll
get to it."
Winter came and went. Spring soon
arrived and still we were looking at the
fully decorated tree in our living room.
Every Sunday, we would be enjoying it
and then gig gle, knowing we were
derelicts in the matter. Still, neither
wanted to make the effort to dismantle
the prized ornaments and put the thing
away for the season. I would joke about
throwing a sheet over the tree and having
hidden pneumatic lifts that would gently
raise the tree into the attic.
Easter arrived and I had my traditional
Easter Basket display on our enormous
dining room table. A co-worker
dropped by the house and her
head swung immediately to the
fully decorated tree in our living
room and simply said an
emphatic "Oh wow!" and then
burst into laughter. We, too,
thought it hilarious at the time.
After she left, I looked in the
direction of the 'I'll get to it guy'
while picking through my Easter
candy and said, "Oh, boy—I
think it's time we did something
about the tree before summer
gets here."
We did not 'get to it' for
another few weeks and then, finally,
succumbed to the peer pressure to put
the Christmas tree to rest in the attic for
the next season. Putting up the tree was
never quite the same thereafter. I guess I
got enough of the tree to last a lifetime
because I have not put up the Christmas
tree in the last 8 years—may she Rest in
Peace.
There is freedom in jumping off the
bandwagon for seasonal decorating. But
then again maybe next Christmas 'I'll get
to it.'
– Susan Salisbury Springer is a freelance home
economist who has a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Family & Consumer Sciences and is affiliated with
several professional organizations. Copyright 2014
by Susan S. Springer. All rights reserved. Used by
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New York
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does not consider herself to be a good
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placing needles and yarn for a mitten pair.
He began knitting with a twinkle in his eye,
while I gave out a relieved heavy sigh.
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as my finished projects were now under the tree.
With a wink and a wave, he was in his sleigh,
and we both happily welcomed Christmas Day.
But I heard him exclaim in the light of the moon,
“Next year, start knitting by the middle of June.”
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Ann’s Lovin’ Ewe
Just What I Wanted
Our family has a tradition of drawing
names for Christmas. One Christmas
Day, as we opened our gifts, all eyes went
to my Grandpa Roetcisoender when he
tore the paper off of his present and
exclaimed “Just what I wanted!” My shy
and quiet grandpa had a merry twinkle in
his eye. The rest of the family exchanged
glances. “Who had your name?” they all
asked, looking around the room for the
match and the answer
to the mystery. When
no one responded,
Grandpa
shyly
responded, “I did.”
Grandpa had the
last laugh that year
when he drew his own name and bought
exactly what he wanted.
What if you drew your own name this
Christmas? What would you do? What
would you buy for yourself ?
Perfume? A new coat? A decoration for
your home? The new season of Downton
Abbey? What gift is your personal: “Just
what I wanted!”
Or is it something money can’t buy? A
month of family time, a season focused
on faith, or relaxation by the fire?
Listening to carols, making a batch of
cookies, and playing a board game with
your family? Having a grudge forgiven or
re-connecting with an old friend?
I used to think the saddest day ever was
December 26th. All the days leading up
to Christmas were such a build up that
the day after felt like a let down. Tinsel
on the carpet, the tree stripped of
presents, the after-Christmas sales, piles
of wrapping paper overfilling the
recycling bin, and bills to be paid. But
maybe planning and “shopping” for the
one gift could really change that.
by Ann Stewart
And while we look at Christmas, maybe
it’s a good time to look beyond to your
new calendar for the New Year. Bill
Hybels in his book Simplify writes, “I am
still learning that my schedule is far less
about what I want to get done and far
more about who I want to become.” By first
filling in the calendar boxes with what’s
important to who you are, you might avoid
frenetic and unfulfilled living. Hybels
explains,
“The
t h o u g h t f u l
arrangement of your
daily and weekly
calendar is one of the
holiest endeavors you
can undertake.”
And so, if your gift to yourself is to
focus on the meaning of the season, then
take on that “holy endeavor” and put that
event on your calendar and don’t let
anything squeeze it out. If your personal
present is to take more time to relax and
recharge, keep some boxes empty or
schedule: “RECHARGE.” If it’s more
family time, then “thoughtfully arrange”
your week and block out evenings
RIGHT NOW. Be proactive and plan
your calendar.
Then when the season or the year is
over, you’ll feel you got the perfect gift.
You’ll be able to unwrap a present
satisfying to your soul and exclaim with a
merry twinkle, “Just what I wanted!”
–© Ann Stewart 2014. Used by permission. Ann
lives with her family in Virginia.“When my friends
look out over the rolling hills and the Blue Ridge
mountains, they say ‘This is beautiful.’ Yes, but I
say, farm work and its lessons about life and death
are even more beautiful. That’s what “Ann’s Lovin’
Ewe” is about. As you meet my sheep and family,
come learn with me about being a lovin’ ewe.”
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by Barbara Conquest
Handmade Christmas Gifts
Folk wisdom tells us that time seems
to pass more quickly as one ages, and I’m
beginning to think that, like most folk
wisdom, there is a kernel of truth in there
somewhere. Wasn’t it just a few weeks
ago that we wrapped our fragile
Christmas decorations carefully before
putting them away and taking down the
tree?
Much of the rush to accomplish the
impossible (an immaculate
house, to-die-for Christmas
baking, and the perfect present
for everyone on our list) is
pushed on us by commercial
interests, of course. When we
lived in the city, the department
stores were displaying
Halloween and Christmas items
simultaneously, while the strains
of “holiday music” drifted
through the air while shoppers
picked up treats for the little
ghosts and goblins who would
appear at their doors October
31. (In fact, I have seen fullydecorated trees in stores as early
as September, along with backto-school).
In our small town
commercialism isn’t nearly as blatant, but
even here we are beginning to plan
Christmas events and get-togethers
because time is marching on at an
increasing rate.
If one feels obligated to have a stock
of hostess, emergency and “small” gifts
on hand (who doesn’t?) and time is
galloping past, there must be ways to
lessen the stress, save time and add
enjoyment to Christmas preparations.
Many of us have participated in
Christmas cookie exchanges, where each
member of a defined group makes
enough cookies of one kind to provide a
pre-set number --usually a dozen -- to
each member of the group, and in return
receives the same number of cookies
from other members, resulting in a variety
of goodies for everybody. Economy of
scale applies here. It is more efficient to
make one huge batch of the same kind
of cookie than to make several small
batches of different kinds.
Why shouldn’t the same process be
used by quilters and crafters with handmade “gifty” items instead of cookies?
One person in the group might
be a whiz at making a particular
type of unique ornament,
while others might specialize in
such items as fast (“tenminute”) table runners, sewn
coasters, Christmas-print
kitchen towels or fancy
seasonal pot-holders. Festive
reusable gift bags made by one
member could be used by all.
If a number of group
members, say ten, wanted to
book a day to get together, they
could spend that day working
on their specialty projects,
trade at the end of the day, and
everyone would go home with
nine different projects that
someone else had made in
addition to their own. Add a pot luck
lunch, or perhaps a celebratory grand
finale with wine and cheese, and you have
the recipe for an enjoyable, productive day
spent with friends. How about that?
What’s more, you can grin to yourself
and feel a little smug as you watch other
people coping with crowds and cheesy
canned Christmas music as they hurriedly
search for the elusive one-of-a-kind gifts
you already have stashed away at home!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
.
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Quilting, Tofield, Alberta, Canada.
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An Andolini Christmas
By Jeff Cappis
Last year we had a typical Christmas. The snow covered the ground in a
smooth white blanket, the air was crisp and the stars were out in all their glory.
As an added bonus, you could read a newspaper by the moonlight, so, the forrest
was well lit. It was a good night to build a fire (in the fireplace this time), and
look at the view out our living room windows.
Our neighbors from down the road, Alfonso and Helena Andolini, had come
by for a visit. They were a much older couple, but much more adept at drinking
wine. There was the usual talk about the weather and our families, but the talk
some how turned to Christmases past. It was here we really found out more about
them.
Alfonso and Helena are immigrants from Italy. They stepped off the boat (well,
actually a Boeing 707) back in 1970. With only a few hundred dollars and a little
english, they set out to build a new life. The only valuable possessions they had
were a gold necklace and a pocket watch: presents they had given each other on
their wedding day.
They both worked odd jobs and got a 1
bedroom apartment. Times were hard, but these
were resilient young people who knew how to
stretch a buck. After rent and groceries, however,
there never was much left in the well.
The first Christmas was particularly hard. They
were away from their families. Still they had
each other. Alfonso worked out a deal with the
local grocer for a frozen turkey and Helena was
determined to make the best dinner they ever had.
Alfonso puzzled over what to get her for
Christmas. The light over the dinning room table was a single bulb hanging from
an electrical wire. Helena always wanted a nice light fixture over the table. While
out strolling one day, she spotted a fixture in a shop that reminded her of the one
her mother had. Alfonso decided he needed to get her that fixture.
But how? He had no money. All he had was the pocket watch. He reasoned that
it was worth at least as much as the light fixture. He could pawn it, give Helena
a good Christmas, then get the watch back by working part time at the grocery
store.
That’s what he did. On his lunch hour the next day, he went to the pawn shop
and made his deal. Now all he had to do was remember where the shop with the
fixture was. Oops.
A few days later, Helena was cleaning the apartment when she notice his
watch wasn’t in it’s usual spot. She looked high and low for it, but all she
found in it’s place was a pawn ticket. Helena was a smart woman. She realized
he had pawned his only valuable possession to buy her a Christmas present.
Knowing what it mean to him, she couldn’t let that happen.
She reasoned that her necklace was probably worth as much as his pocket
watch, so she decided to pawn it to buy him his watch back, then get the
necklace back by working part time at the grocery store. That’s what she did.
On Christmas morning they flipped a coin to see who got to open their
present first. Alfonso won. Helena handed him a small box. He pulled off the
ribbon and inside found his pocket watch! He was over joyed to have it back.
“I saw your pawn ticket,” she said. “I couldn’t bear to think of you without
it.” He smiled and with a tear, kissed her gently.
Now it was her turn. Alfonso handed her a big present. Excited, she quickly
pulled the ribbons off, ripped the paper and opened the box. In it she didn’t
find a grand light fixture. All that was in it was a single gold necklace.
“I saw your pawn ticket too,” he said.
That night, under a single light bulb hanging from an electrical wire, they
had the best turkey dinner ever. They both had a good laugh too, over how
much trouble they’d gone to, giving each other things they already had.
And they still have them to this day: a watch, a necklace, and each other.
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The first angel sat on top a tree in Germany.
The angel is a symbol of love and everlasting light
A decorated tree with an angel is a beautiful sight!
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In earlier times, it was said to ward off evil spirits, and such.
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The children make decorations, which we never outgrow.
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My Jorney - Gluten Free
I’ve been on a new
this situation with my hubby rocked my
journey this past year
world. And if I were to be honest it still
of my life. Twenty years
is rocking my world.
ago I started grinding
I have become an obsessive label reader.
my own grain and
Eating out has become complicated and
started using fresh
sometimes impossible. Cooking for him
ground wheat in the
sometimes seems like it takes way to much
majority of my baking.
thought and energy. But over time, I have
Then last year my
added to my repertoire of recipes. With
hubby after some research and listening
these changes in our household I myself
to the aches and pains in his aging body
have drastically reduce the amount of gluHolland
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in the bread department. I don’t have that
am now using flours made with coconut,
mastered yet and I’m not sure I have the
walnuts, almonds, rice (white and brown),
interest to try.
tapioca, potato and even beans.
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ing over the years. As an innkeeper I have
I’ve had to focus on the foods he can eat
catered to different dietary needs of our
and finding recipes that cater to gluten
guests including those who eat gluten free.
free eating. I have yet to try much bread
Some mornings it seems like I’m a cross
baking. I thought I’d share with you a
between a short order cook and dietician
couple of my favorite gluten free recipes.
instead of an innkeeper. Now it hits even
If making them gluten free sounds too
closer to home as I cook for my hubs.
scary use wheat flour instead of a gluten
More and more I find myself eating “his”
free flour. Both of these recipes can easgluten free food. Despite the fact that I
ily be packaged well to freeze and use for
had dabbled a bit in gluten free cooking,
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Walnut Torte
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Over The Teacup
by Janet Young
Tea for One
If you are of a certain age, we have all
heard the phrase, “Tea for Two”... well,
how about Tea for One? After all it is the
holiday season when you find yourself
inundated with many additional
responsibilities apart from your normal
routine. It is at this time, that most of us
are ready to say, “STOP”! But, what do
we do? Most likely we take the burden
on, thereby adding even more stress to
our already hectic lives.
Why do we do that? Is it
because we have certain
traditions we don’t want to
give up? IF that is the case,
then look for ways to
simplify that tradition.
Also be honest, if it is
something that you should
eliminate at least this year, then do so
without feeling guilty. One added bonus
might be that you will discover how much
that tradition really means to your family
when it is not there one year. You may
find you can eliminate it altogether.
But, let’s suppose you really want to
host your annual Christmas Open House
Tea. Fine! But, look for ways you can
make the task easier. Start by asking your
guests to each bring a tea food item. To
make sure you get a nice assortment,
devise a system such as dividing the
alphabet into three or four groups. Then
tell your guests if their last name begins
with an A – G they are to bring
sandwiches, H – R tea breads or scones,
S – Z dessert. IF that is too risky, how
about asking a specific guest to bring
something for which they are famous. If
your friend is a terrific baker then perhaps
she could be the one to make a dessert or
some scones? If you have someone who
does not consider herself to be a good
cook, then how about supplying her with
a recipe for cucumber sandwiches. It is
only a matter of assembling the items,
no cooking required. You get the idea.
Use whatever method works best for you.
There are numerous ways we can
survive the holidays. But, one that you
may want to incorporate into your
schedule is a daily “Tea for
One.” Each day, prepare a
tea tray consisting of a pot
of tea, a pretty china
teacup, and a cookie, or
piece of fruit, whatever
treat you wish to add. Then
find a quiet spot, perhaps
by the fire, if you have a
fireplace, or wherever you can unwind and
sit back and savor each sip of tea and each
bite of your favorite tea treat. If you like,
put on some soothing holiday music, read
a book (at Christmas time, there are quick
read books that might ser ve as an
inspiration and reminder of what
Christmas is all about). The main thing is
to be in the moment. Do not let your
mind race thinking about all the things
you have to do. Just be. If you practice
this starting in November, by Christmas
you may have discovered a new reason to
enjoy teas, as calmness overshadows you.
Tea for One – there really isn’t anything
more rewarding. Try it and may you
experience a Blest Christmas!
–Janet Young, Certified Tea and
EtiquetteConsultant, is a founding member of
Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association and
freelance writer/national tea presenter. Visit her
website at www.overtheteacup.com.
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no distractions” project on knitting
needles. Such is the nature of our creative
obsession.
However, with the holidays on the
horizon we develop a laser focus. We’re
on a mission – to complete a plethora of
handmade gifts in a finite amount of time.
Many of us have friends who’ve been
planning and working on
their
projects
throughout the year.
They are our heroes and
set a fine example to
emulate. Then there are
the rest of us, working stitches until the
wee hours and neglecting social
engagements because a specific number
of rows need to be accomplished that day.
Some of our friends and family know the
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rotates who receives it each year. After
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