heaven-sent
gingerbread scent
December torment
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes:
We’ve made our Holiday cookies, and my children are circling like sharks. Having to wait to eat cookies is a sweet torment. Visiting gingerbread castles, like this one at Wilson Farm in Lexington, MA, is a torment of a different sort.
Happy Midwinter! Google tells me the winter solstice is 5:44 am on Wednesday, December 21 in my neck of the woods. I offer another midwinter poem here.
Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks to Tabatha Yeatts at The Opposite of Indifference for hosting this week!. Visit her to link up or visit other great poems/poets, many of whom are celebrating haiku with #haikuforhealing. Poetry Friday is open to all. Hey, they welcomed fairy-crazy me!
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Wow, what a gingerbread house, that’s stunning – delicious!!! 😀 I loved gingerbread or ginger biscuits as we called them in my childhood. My mum had an awesome recipe for ginger biscuits, I still use it today. It’s interesting that gingerbread is such a feature of your Christmas in the US – it’s not so much in the UK. We go more for the mince pies, and sometimes buttery shortbread biscuits.
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I remember Mince pies from when I was a kid. Gingerbread men and houses are a fun part, but I don’t remember them from when I was young. I think lots of different cultures Christmas traditions have been intermingled. Lots of fun, I think. 🙂
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An amazing creation! A true work of art!
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I know! I only wish I had the patience, but I definitely don’t!
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Give in to the torment/temptation! Have a bite!
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LOL Maybe today is a cookie day.
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Sweet on multiple levels, Brenda! Yes, so much sugar content torment during the holidays. =)
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Thanks, Bridget. Only cookie-oriented people remember it as torment. 🙂
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Reblogged this on ' Ace Friends News ' and commented:
Fabulous sweet and Chrismassy surprise and all that gorgeous gingerbread … Great post as always Brenda … ⭐️🎄😊☃
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Thanks, Ian!
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Welcome just sorry could not have a bite so had some homemade Chrimble cake instead … Yum 🎄😊
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Chrimble cake, yum!
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Isn’t it curious how the Gingerbread Man and gingerbread houses are linked to this holiday time? I’m sure someone has written at least a PhD if not a book on it…this one is amazing. Today is the day that all the UU children will make “gingerbread” houses at the holiday party at our congregation, and here
http://myjuicylittleuniverse.blogspot.com/2012/12/oik-tuesday-overheard-in-car.html
is my poem about that from a few years ago. Wishing you and your family a bright Solstice–we will have our humblegrand Solstice Dinner on Wednesday (school night be damned) and now I have to go get organized!
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The UU do a great job of embracing all. I love them. I love the idea of “gingerbread sheds” made of graham crackers. Too awesome! I am fascinated by the roots of gingerbread, which must go way back. Someone should do a book!
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Lol! I’m baking ginger cookies, and the cats are circling. You’d think I was baking tuna cookies. You are one lucky ginger baker! 😉 🙂
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LOL Maybe you should make them some tuna cookies. 😉
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Ha! If I make tune, they’ll want salmon! 😀
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I want salmon puff pastry with some mango chutney. 🙂
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Please… don’t give the cats any ideas. I’m putting my foot down on the condiments! Lol!!
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LOL
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That is some gingerbread house! Several years ago, there was a display at Strawbery Banke. My favorite was the SpongeBob scene! If you’re interested, I have a photo here: http://kuriouskitty.blogspot.com/2012/12/gingerbread-people.html
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lovely post, Diane. Strawbery Banke is a wonderful place for kids, especially the Victorian Children’s garden.
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Hard to imagine putting something together like that gingerbread house! We don’t do too many cookies, but the tin of what we have seems to be opened quite a bit. Thanks Brenda for the truth of Christmas cookies!
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I’m the only one in the family who doesn’t eat gingerbread, oddly, so I wrote this from the point-of-view of my kids. Oh, if only they could eat cookies every day! But there would be none left for Santa! 🙂
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Yummy photo and poem!
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Thanks!
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That gingerbread house is amazing! And yes, cookies are a torment, especially if you’re gluten-free!
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I’ve heard Mariposa Bakery in CA makes awesome gluten-free cookies, and they ship! 🙂 XOXO
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Oh, yes…..the torment! Which reminds me. I need to get off my computer and go make some cookies!
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LOL My kids ate so many, I might have to make more. For Santa.
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Now that’s a gingerbread house! Both heavenly and tormenting.
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Yes, indeed. I wonder if they eat it after the holidays…
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Ah yes, the torment of having to wait to eat cookies! What an amazing gingerbread house — love those roof shingles especially.
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The decorator is a master. I had to hide our cookies. If only I didn’t know where they are… LOL
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If you need a taste tester just let me know. I’m always available . . . 🙂
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You’ll have to wait in line. 🙂
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That is an amazing gingerbread house!! I’ll bet it smells wonderful. Happy Holidays, Brenda!
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It did smell wonderful, Tabatha. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Gingerbread houses, cookies, the smell of the kitchen all remind me that my next batch of cookies are going to come out of the oven today.
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That reminds me I need to shop for butter. No more cookies until the shopping is done! 🙂
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Oh, wow!! It is gorgeous!! ❤ ❤
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It was huge, too. Must have taken a very long time to decorate that. Seriously impressive.
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Sweet!
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🙂
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how lovely, and i’ve been on a gingerbread kick lately, tis the season )
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Gingerbread is so much fun, but our houses never look like this one!
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
A SALIVATING SOLSTICE…INDEED!
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LOL
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Oh wow what a gingerbread house! ❤
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I know! I had to get a picture! 🙂
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Such a fabulous delight!
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Thanks, Dorna!
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Wow! I’m impressed
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Isn’t that some house, Juan?!
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I will go check Poetry Friday out!
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Oh, good! It’s always fun.
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Glorious!!
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Thanks!
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