Christmas is finally here and I'm shouting hooray. I've been on a cookie baking binge here the last few days and I'm exhausted. I have to report...not a ball to be found in the pecan balls batch...I'm going to have to start calling them pecan crisps or crunchies or just give up. All my other efforts have been successful though, criss crossed peanut butter cookies , peanut butter cookies that are suppose to have Hershey's Mint Kisses in them but got Rochers instead, coconut oatmeal cookies and orange candied walnuts. I finished yesterday with enough to feed Santa, Mrs. Claus, the reindeers and all the elves. Instead, I wrapped up some packages and Dali and I put our matching bows in our hair and made basket deliveries to Christiane and Jean-Paul; Josie and Patrick; Anthony, Pauline, Gaston and Puss-Puss; and to Greg and Megan. Puss got some tender vittles and Megs got a couple of chew bones, so I hope everyone will be happy. It's been a beautiful, sweet, Christmas morning in this place of my heart that carries the spirit of Christmas every day of the year. Dinner is in the making. No one knows quite what to do with those of us who are happy to be on our own on Christmas. When I dropped off the cookies to Christiane and Jean-Paul, Christiane said...maybe just a little glass of champagne at 6? I gave in and said yes. She had called Greg before Dali and I had made it up the hill with their cookies. It's wonderful to have such amazing friends! Surely, one little glass of champagne won't hurt! Is it ever just one little glass of champagne? Merry Merry Christmas Everyone!
And the answer is: It's never just one "glass" of champagne! Happy Boxing Day to All-Love, Laury, Dali and Sam
Posted by: Laury Bourgeois | December 26, 2009 at 07:30 AM
Feliz navidad!
Posted by: Arabella | December 25, 2009 at 11:17 PM
and from Tromsø, also a big Merry Christmas to all of you, both in Iowa and Cadrieu ! from a cold and white Christmas Day in the North enjoying all the good food, cookies and actually also a framboise drink (not bad!)
Posted by: Niels Windfeld Lund | December 25, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Merry Christmas, dear friend! OMG...no balls..again? Maybe that's your destiny,non?(insert French shoulder shrug here) I give you permission to have a second glass of champagne for me. Love to all there in Cadrieu on a snowy Christmas morning in Iowa.
Posted by: Evelyn Jackson | December 25, 2009 at 03:11 PM