Crazy Cookie Lady

I've been baking a lot of cookies this Christmas season, mostly because I bought too many bags of various chocolate chips and other fillings. The recipe I have been using is a simple one that produces only two dozen fairly large cookies, so I can play around with the additions.
With a Silpat liner in my cookie sheet and an equally good mat to place the cookies on when they come out of the oven, I have streamlined the work. My small kitchen is also a plus since I am forced to clean up as I go along. As I listen to music and mix and bake, I have had fun. Fun is good.
Of course no good thing is without its down side, and for me it has been eating so many cookies! Maybe I can resist after Christmas.

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Sometimes I get so wrapped up in things that I forget there is a beautiful beach nearby. This week had some pretty days, so I drove down and was fortunate to find a parking place at the South End.
Remember Dick Cavett? He said going to the beach was like sending your mind to the laundry. That stuck with me, so I am aware of feeling mentally clean and refreshed even after a short time being close to the awesome sea.
This picture does not reflect the beautiful blues of sea and sky that day. I just wanted to "artify" a photo.

Christmas Pins

This year I vowed to wear some of my Christmas jewelry, especially pins. For an event on Friday I chose this one, handmade and given to me by a favorite co-worker about twelve years ago. It is one of my new ones. They are a little like ornaments for the tree, each with a special memory. A few I have bought just because I liked them, and I find I still do. Pins were important piece of jewelry in my mother's and grandmother's generations and into my younger adult years. They really are quite pretty.

words that make sense

Here are some quotes/verses I have liked recently

You just can't fall when you get into the rhythm of the dance.
Jack Kerouac

The fear may not go away. Sometimes you have to do it scared.
Hallmark Movie

Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
Proverbs 27:14

Sometimes you're the peacock. Sometimes you're the feather duster.

Up from the ashes grow the roses of success.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The essence of freedom is the proper limitation of government.

Never say no to adventures. Always say yes. Otherwise you will lead a very dull life.
Ian Fleming

Death is not the end of life. It is only the gateway to eternity.
Billy Graham