Holidays

all decorated... waiting for the Jolly Man to pay a visit. - (c) All Rights Reserved

musical bears for the holidays!

Another Link in the Chain - patterns in sox / from high heels to flats .... © All rights reserved

without our color and brightness.. something is lacking...

Winter Haven FL .. titled 'Reach' .. Photo 3 © All rights reserved

Central Park, Winter Haven, FL Photo 2

on the right side above the fence... this is how we get 'snow', but still have palm trees! Central Park, Winter Haven FL

warm weather & palm trees, but Christmas trees, poinsettias & snow !

[ Another Link in the Chain .. linking baked fruitcake with cookies filled with fruit jams ..] .. the last batches are complete. Mom's Butter Cookies are traditional.. just not Christmas without them. * * * * * * * * 2/3 c sugar 1/2 lb. butter 2 unbeaten egg yolks 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 c. flour / gluten free OR regular all-purpose if you don't need G.F. pinch of salt ** Cream sugar and room-temp. butter (don't substitute anything else). Stir in unbeaten egg yolks and vanilla. Beat in all-purpose flour / g luten f ree and salt. ** Heat oven to 350 deg. Roll dough into balls (about half-size of a walnut); put on cookie sheet; press center with thimble dipped in flour to make indentation.... fill with red raspberry preserves, mango, apricot... any type jam / preserves you like. Bake about 10 to 15 min.(depends on your oven); bottom of cookies should just barely start to get light brown.. Makes: 5 doz. or more, depending on how big you make them. Enjoy! (my Mom's recipe) © All rights reserved