MORE TIME AT THE TABLE: Drop in and Decorate

Monday, December 14, 2009

Drop in and Decorate

COOKIES COOKIES COOKIES

SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

KIDS PARENTS DOGS CAROLS

SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

SOUP BREAD BUTTER WINE (vegeterian lentil and chili con carne)

SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR

What a great time we had! We began decorating at 4pm and the last neighbor wandered back over for one more glass of wine about 9. We had

Three kinds of cookies:

Sugar

Chocolate/cinnamon

Gingerbread

Three kinds of icing (with food coloring for lots of colors- if you desired)
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Regular (buttercream)

Glaze

Royal

15 sprinkles (maybe more) We even had pearls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nuts

Crushed Peppermint

Coconut

Grated Chocolate

Altogether, we decorated about 14 dozen cookies for "The Bridge," an assisted living community here in Colorado Springs. Cookies will be delivered tomorrow.

Pics posted and then, loved ones, I'm in bed and ready for a 6am departure to Florida.

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Gabby had a great time. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......................................

Merry Christmas! Enjoy!!

Eat a new cookie,

Alyce

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LydiaDecember 15, 2009 at 7:12 AM
Wonderful! Thanks so much for decorating and donating. Your cookies look amazing and everyone seems to be having a great time. Hope you will do this again!
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Drop in and Decorate

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