the last lil crumbs of minutiae for 2007

Here are some renditions of Christmas songs not in heavy rotation.

Donde Esta Santa Claus-Augie Rios
Jingle Bell Rock-Herb Alpert & the Tiajuana Brass
Silver Bells-Booker T & the MGs
Frosty the Snowman-The Ventures
We Wish You a Merry Christmas-The Brady Kids
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer-Captain Kangaroo
Auld Lang Syne-Little Bobby Rey

There was a full moon tonight. It was a memorable composition: full moon sitting off to one side of the house. The house was all aglow with the outdoor lights, wreath on door and the tree all lit up blinking in the window. It would have made a nice photo but I wanted to savor the moment rather than run inside for the camera to try and capture it. I was in my car about to run an errand when I spotted this. It has been my experience that a photo doesn't quite capture moments like this as much as you'd like them too. It was more for the mental memory book. Looked like a late 70's Coca-Cola Commercial.

This year I strayed from all obvious Christmas cookie recipes and just went traditional: oatmeal raisin, rangers, peanut butter and sandies.

The one obvious Christmas cookie I made was the spritz. I scored a dead stock Mirro cookie press about a year ago while thrifting. I had a mental block about the spritz. One year my mom made them, big mess. She made them every year and they came out great but I kept remembering that one year and how I didn't want sticky dough all over the place. Well, they came out yummy and it was uber easy and that cookie press is quite nifty. I added peppermint oil to the dough-Peppermint flavored Christmas trees=obvious Christmas cookie.

Olivia made tres yummy Mexican Canela and Anise cookies-OMG! They are the most perfect cookies ever. They look perfect like from a store , you can't even tell what side was on the cookie sheet! Lovely when a pastry chef bakes for the holidays. Yay Olivia!

Christmas eve is tomorrow and wow, everything this past year has just raced by. Last Christmas was still hanging in the air. I found pine needles in August. Only one, really. It was jammed in the floor board. Is this how it's going be as you get older?! Eeps! Slow down. I managed to get everything done at a pleasant pace so I can't complain too much.


Wishing all who happen upon this posts: Health, wealth and happiness in 2008!