Even the Dog.

Wishing you

Wordless Wednesday.

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He is born.

Silent Night. Holy Night.

Thursday Thirteen:

13 ingredients used to make the goodies pictured below.

1. almond extract
   
2. AP flour
3. baking powder
4. brown sugar
5. chocolate chips
6. coloured sprinkles
7. cream cheese
8. Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla
9. peanut butter
10. powdered sugar
11. pumpkin
12. shortening
13. white sugar

Word{s}

1. Manger ~
2. Yule ~
3. Noel ~
4. Star ~
5. King ~
6. Mary ~
7. Baby ~
8. Unto ~
9. Virgin ~
10. Joy ~

Happy Winter Solstice.

Santa's Crib.

Christmas Fun.

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Meal at the Manor.

Appetizer ~
On a scale of 1 - 10 {ten being the highest} what is your level of Christmas Spirit?

Soup ~
What do you think of the Barenaked Ladies/Sarah McLachlan version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen? {over on the sidebar}

Salad ~
Which of the following best describes your holiday cards: store bought, handmade, online, TBD or MIA?

Entrée ~
Have you ever secretly unwrapped a gift before Christmas?

Dessert ~
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?

Digestif ~
Have you done all the Christmas shopping you need to do?

Wordless Wednesday.

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Word{s}

1. Advent ~
2. Spirit ~
3. North ~
4. O' ~
5. Holly ~
6. Nut ~
7. Jack ~
8. Three ~
9. Rudolph ~
10. Happy ~

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep.

The Weather Outside is Frightful.

Meal at the Manor.

Appetizer ~
What is your most favorite thing about the holidays?

Soup ~
What is the colour of Christmas?

Salad ~
What gift would you want most this Christmas?

Entrée ~
Are you enjoying the new song over on the sidebar every day or is enough, enough?

Dessert ~
Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?

Digestif ~
What is your favorite holiday drink?

Thursday Thirteen Presents:

The 12 Days of Christmas

1. Partridge in a Pear Tree, $159
2. Two Turtle Doves, $55.98
3. Three French Hens, $45
4. Four Calling Birds), $599.96
5. Five Gold Rings, $499.95
6. Six Geese a-Laying, $150
7. Seven Swans a-Swimming, $5,250
8. Eight Maids a-Milking, $58
9. Nine Ladies Dancing (per performance), $5,473.07
10. 10 Lords a-Leaping (per performance), $4,413.61
11. 11 Pipers Piping (per performance), $2,284.80
12. 12 Drummers Drumming (per performance), $2,475.20
13. True cost of the 12 Days of Christmas in 2008 = $21,465.56 or $87,402.81 for the True Love repeating all of the song's verses.

Wordless Wednesday.

Word{s}

1. sleigh ~
2. present ~
3. sugarplums ~
4. eggnog ~
5. snowman ~
6. noel ~
7. star ~
8. yule ~
9. king ~
10. season ~

Mistletoe Reason to Drink.

Mistletoe Kiss
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff cranberry flavored vodka
- 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice
- 1 oz coconut cream
Garnish: maraschino cherries

Mix all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with maraschino cherries.