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:image: this little trusty notebook has carried all my ideas this month

the BIG holiday is upon us. i have been trying to squeeze every ounce of hours out of my days lately, just so i have something else to check off my list. i adore being in my kitchen preparing treats i have not attempted before (so far so good!) and dressing it all up in pretty packaging. i think, as i am getting older, i love mostly now the foods that holidays force us to make/eat rather than the gift aspect. i get more excited about the gathering of our family and special friends around the table more than anything else. enjoy your weekend and merry christmas :)

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:image: one piece of this white chocolate bark is delicious with coffee

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:image: this friendly reindeer greets us everyday in december

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:image: dusting homemade marshmallows. i used this recipe and they turned out fluffy and mouth-watering

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:image: my mother's silverware that i used as a child

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:image: our christmas tree. the woodland animals are my favorite.