Christmas Tea and Cookies

HELLO FRIENDS! 

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME!

NICE TO BE BACK!

I recently invited an elderly friend over for tea and knew

 I'd get busy and forget to take pictures! 

So I set up a tea for one after she left so I could share.

This is the third wee tea and cookies I hosted this month.

It is easy and intimate and quite pleasant

 to have one-on-one times with old friends.

I made peanut butter fudge and raspberry brownie bites 

and bought iced sugar cookies because I didn't bake mine

until today....and I made Santa's Favorite Cookies!

You see, I was a very lucky winner of a giveaway

from Mary - with her awesome blog Home Is Where The Boat Is.

(Click on her blog name to get her cookie recipe!!)

There are some really surprising ingredients. :-)

If you've never been to her blog you really need to asap!

I know I am late is sharing this so close to Christmas

but in case you want to make them anytime, do. YUM!

I won that amazing shallow cookie tray and cooling rack.

I also won those two nifty heavy-duty Christmas rubber spatulas

and those fancy cookie sprinkles!

I was beyond delighted!

(Thank you, Mary!!!)

I still adore my Christmas cozy I bought from 

my old blogger friend from her Etsy shop

Bernideen's Tea Time

Music and bird theme. Sigh.

I always get compliments about it.

I hope to post my home tour this Christmas.

 I have had such good intentions.

So if I am able, I will try to do so.

But I am soooo running out of time.

If I do it, it may be late. Ugh. 

I have had some tough health issues that's kept me from blogging. 

I have surgery scheduled in January.

 I hope and pray that it remedies the situation.

But I have NEVER stopped thinking about you all!

I haven't stopped wanting to blog post!

 I have so much to share, but so little energy to do so.

So I am sure hoping for better in 2024!!

In the meantime heat up your kettle,

 make yourself a nice hot cuppa,

and try to enjoy the peace and joy celebrating

 The Reason for the Season!

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hugs, prayers and smiles to my very precious readers.

Thanks for not giving up on me! 

~Michele