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Warming my cockles with Christmas baking.



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It is freezing cold in my part of the world - ambient temperature is minus 20 Celcius. So, I dug deep, found a pair of red and white striped fleecy bottoms and a red Christmasy sweatshirt. Making butter tarts and ginger cookies ought to warm anybody's cockles ...

by canadafreeze in Six-Word Memoirs on Dec 08, 2012 | add favorite | T-shirt

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jl333 says,

That's a lot of baking! Hope your warmed up now. :)

canadafreeze says,

Oh, I'm just getting started:-)

Redx3 says,

Those look fabulous!

canadafreeze says,

They are ... It's the only pastry I buy, but I make the filling, and it is to die for... The therapy for me is in the making ...

DynamicDbytheC says,

Mmmmmm. I just gained 2 pounds looking at them. Good thing I did't smell them, that would have been 2 more pounds.

Wench says,

That looks absolutely delicious, and reminds me of something my uncle said once that made me laugh. "It warms the cockles of my heart to hear you say that, Alexis. I bet you didn't know my heart had cockles, did you?"

TeaTopper says,

Yum.

accidentaltourist says,

You triggered my guilt. I'm so behind in my holiday baking. All the ingredients crowd my kitchen counter, as a glaring reminder that I MUST GET THAT DONE. Soon. I promise.

canadafreeze says,

No guilt trips allowed:-)

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