Monthly Archives: December 2021

The chocolate finally melted

My mother loved Christmas. For years, she made what she called “maple creams,” chocolates with maple flavored cream filling. When she started making them, she made a bunch of different flavors, but the family favorite was maple, so eventually that … Continue reading

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It’s been a long day and it’s only 11:30

One of these days I’ll learn to say no. Who am I kidding, I haven’t learned that in my centuries on this earth so far, why would I expect to learn it any time soon? It’s 10 days till Christmas. … Continue reading

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