Yes, I realize I am nearly a week behind showing up here to wish everyone a Happy New Year.  Please, let me explain.  Christmas was fun and beautiful and filled with family and lots of food.  As we gathered together … Continue reading →

Whew – the title of this post is a mouthful, isn’t it.  I just didn’t want to leave out any of the details describing this cupcake. I’m fully aware that these cupcakes are cookie impostors but I don’t think you are going … Continue reading →

The turkeys have vanished and oversized pumpkins intended for carving are all but absent from the market bins.  Spiced Pumpkin Latte has been erased from the coffee shop blackboard and in its place, scribbled in candy cane letters, it now … Continue reading →

They must have been great parties.  If memory’s eye sees truths, then they were.  If pictures hold a thousand words, then they were.  My parents would have holiday cocktail parties at our house when we were little.  No children – … Continue reading →

The momentum behind the upcoming holidays is increasing at a rate that has me slightly panicked.  With Thanksgiving falling early this year, I feel like November is disappearing right before my eyes.  Halloween skeletons, ghosts, and pumpkins litter my living room … Continue reading →