Merry Christmas

Whether you have a dog or not, I think you will love this. Merry Christmas!

Posted by BenchWarmers on Thursday, December 19, 2013

The Season

Pine. Apple. Cinnamon. Rosemary. Roasting Cashews, Ginger, Peanut Butter, Oatmeal. Yummy.

The Christmas Season is always full of wonderful smells. I didn't think I would be baking for the holiday because of missing Gregory but ended up NEEDING to! 

It started with peeling and cooking a batch of apple sauce with apples that were about to be tossed due to old age. A touch of butter and a dash of cinnamon. Yum.

The smell of cinnamon forces me to make more. Ginger bread cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, and peanut butter cookies. Didn't make my mom's Walnut Balls or Gregory's Great Grandma Barbara's German Spice Cookies. Maybe next year. 

Also made, as gifts for friends, Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Rosemary Cashews. Maybe the departed can still smell their favorites, if so I think I made Gregory happy!

Apple Sauce

Rosemary Cashews

Ginger Bread (left)

Peanut Butter (top right)

Oatmeal Raisin (bottom right)

Christmas 2015

This year’s abbreviated Christmas decorations. Needed to do something but with Gregory not here to help me celebrate, didn’t want to go all out. Feeling good (even while sad) about the season of joy. I have much for which to be joyful!

Happy Thanksgiving

The Spirit Has Returned

As of today the Christmas spirit has returned, we got down all the banker's boxes filled with holiday fare and decorated the condo. Looks great.

Happy Jewish New Year

Dear Family & Friends, May you be entered in the Book of Life for a Healthy, Happy, and Prosperous New Year. May you and the world we live in be a little sweeter.