Nelson_Riddle_-_Mona_Lisa.mp3

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December 21st, 2012,

the first day of Winter ....

Winter is the time for comfort, for
good food and warmth, for the touch
of a friendly hand and for a talk beside
the fire: it is the time for home.

Edith Sitwell

The Mona Lisa (La Gioconda or La Joconde, or Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world.

Here is a great place to be inspired
and guaranteed that you will always
find our eagle flying, our American
flag waving and flowers always in bloom.

Calendar By Lois

Maxine Today

Abandoned Places N Things

Thoughts N Quotes

"We look forward to the time when the
Power of Love will replace

the Love of Power. Then will our world
know the blessings of peace."

~William Gladstone~

"I do not want the peace that
passeth understanding.
I want the understanding
which bringeth peace."
~Helen Keller~

My Picks For Today

Recipe Corner

Gingersnap Logs

1 1/4
cups crushed gingersnaps
1/2
cup powdered sugar
1/3
cup sweetened condensed milk
1
tablespoon molasses or 1 1/2 teaspoons rum or coffee liqueur
1 1/2
teaspoons vanilla
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
3
ounces white chocolate baking squares with cocoa butter, chopped
1
cup canned vanilla frosting
Red decorative sugar
DIRECTIONS:

1. In a food processor combine 1 cup of the gingersnap crumbs, the powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, molasses, vanilla, and cinnamon. Cover and process until well combined. Transfer to a bowl; stir in remaining gingersnap crumbs. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.

2. Line an extra-large baking sheet with waxed paper; set aside. Using a rounded teaspoonful of dough, shape dough into a 1x1/2-inch log. Place on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.

3. In small saucepan cook and stir white chocolate over low heat until chocolate melts. Add frosting; heat and stir until mixture is smooth. Using a fork, dip logs, one at a time, into white chocolate mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Return to waxed paper. Sprinkle logs with red decorative sugar. Let stand about 30 minutes or until set.

STORE: Layer logs between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

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