Christmasy preparations are ongoing here at our home, with the foremost being lots and lots of baking. My hubby has baked Secret Spice Cookies, Chocolate Mint Crisps. Eggnog Logs, Chocolate Spritz, Blond Brownies, Whipped Shortbread, and is currently working on a batch of Sacher Torte cookies. Those are the cookies you see below. They're a chocolate thumbprint cookie with the indentations filled with either raspberry or apricot jam and then chocolate. They are outstanding.
I've made a number of hand-crafted gifts -- I think maybe ten or so thus far. I'd like to do a couple more, and hopefully there will be time to do so.
I got all of the fall decor put away and began a bit of Christmas decorating on the table, the hutch, and a living room corner.
We don't have our tree up yet, nor our outdoor lights, but hopefully that will happen very soon. And, we're working on plans to get together with four of our local grands for our special Christmas tradition with them. The older three have jobs, which makes setting a time much more challenging.
Today Mr. T and I took a jaunt to a discount store to catch up with a lot of needed items for baking and household use. On the way home we stopped at the Maple Creamery and tried a hot maple creamee. A natural, maple alternative to hot chocolate -- and oh, how delicious!
And that's where things are at here in our Christmas preparations!
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