grandma’s…

…lace

cookies

back in the day - when i was - about 4 or 5 i think - my grandma came to live - with us for a while - because she’d broken - her hip and couldn’t - be alone - i remember it making - our tiny house very full

full of stories - and secret treasures - adults yelling at one another - fabulous smothering hugs - and the wonderful aroma of baking - grandma loved to cook - and bake with whatever - she could get her - hands on and she never - used a recipe - at all - so recreating her marvels - was always a challenge - and most times an - abject failure by - me and my sister as - we got older - and attempted to understand - grandma’s scribble notes - in her cookbooks

but this lace cookie one - was fairly straightforward - and over the years - i put my own - spin on it as well - so now it is a nice - combination of both of us - which definitely makes for…

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happy day.....