Christmas: Flurry & Pause

What is the meaning of Christmas?

  Is it a pile of brightly-colored packages delicately prepared and thoughtfully chosen for loved ones?
The radio keeps blasting ideas about love. Sharing love, reminding of love etc (a sneaking marketing move that hits many in the heart).

  I too like to give, make and exchange presents, but that's not why "Christmas" was set aside as a holiday. So before I post reasoning, do I have any takers who will offer up their ideas/beliefs/whathaveyou about why Christmas is such a celebrated occasion?

Friday started very early for me... awaking just before 3:30 I realized that a headache would follow if I didn't sleep more, but ideas and ambitions moved me out of bed. I've now got a poppy seed coffee cake baking in the oven.

Meanwhile I'm editing photos, quieting cats and making christmas ornaments!

Cake Recipe:

Poppy Seed Coffee Cake

Bake @ 350 abt 50 min

Cream: 2 sticks butter

             1 c sugar

            add I egg yolk

            beat in 4 eggs one at a time

            Final batter consistency should be like a thick cake mix.

beat 1.5 t b. powder

beat 1.5 t b. soda

.5 t salt

1 t vanilla

2 C flour

½ pt sour cream

1 C flour

½ pt sour cream

Topping: Mix: 1 egg white, 1 cup sugar & 1c  poppy seeds into a paste.

Grease a bunt cake pan (Crisco) and spread half the cake batter topped with half the sugar/poppy seed topping. Repeat this process before baking.

           

(Final Images to come!) 

Beautiful days

Today is Thursday- a point in the week where I am tired and excited and exhilarated at once!

This week especially has held so much promise that answers pop up very often with questions floating all around.