Cookies that will make you and your kids party after you’ve had one!  They are SO good… …and so simple to make… …and easy to remember the recipe… Let the sweet adventure begin!   Cream together 1 cup brown sugar, with 1/2 cup of white sugar, and 1 cup of shortening, for about 5 minutes … Continue reading Party Cookies

Just letting you know! and here are a few great places to get your fix if you are a bit stressed… Birds’ Nests Party Cookies Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Apple Bar Delight Butterscotch Brownies Double Chocolate Brownies    

Embrace the Holiday spirit… Make the time.   Bake and decorate cookies with your little one.   Watch Xmas movies with your hubby   Go on a date night Xmas shopping   have a Xmas party   Shop early Wrap early Don’t get stressed Read Xmas books sing Xmas carols play the radio station in … Continue reading Embrace the Spirit

Hmmmmm…how to get across the importance of neighbors;  of good neighbors… When hearing about life 100 years ago, with the strong and close-knit communities, towns, neighborhoods and families, do you sometimes feel as though we live in a different world today? It seems as though our childhood is spent as part of the nucleus of … Continue reading Won’t You be my neighbor