tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post7286962943268317036..comments2024-03-17T12:04:37.423-04:00Comments on Cleo Coyle Recipes.com: Iced Gingerbread Cookie Sticks: Elegant, Edible Coffee Stirrers for Holiday Trays from Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse MysteriesCleo Coylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-65819092448384995342018-12-30T23:52:40.815-05:002018-12-30T23:52:40.815-05:00Congrats & enjoy Nola!Congrats & enjoy Nola!crazycatladybjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065378855209006907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-51347468124174839682018-12-30T16:35:37.563-05:002018-12-30T16:35:37.563-05:00Marc and I want to sincerely thank each and every ...Marc and I want to sincerely thank each and every one of you who stopped by to share your holiday memories with us. We read (and LOVED) every single comment. You've lifted our spirits by sharing your lives with us, and we wish we could send you all our holiday prize package. Alas, only one winner was selected. By random draw, that winner is Nola Nottingham of IN. Congratulations, Nola!<br /><br />We hope you will all stay in touch with us for more recipes, giveaways, and book news, and may you all find peace and joy in the coming New Year.<br /><br />With love,<br />Cleo <a href="http://www.coffeehousemystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> Coffeehouse Mystery.com</a><br />“Where coffee and crime are always brewing…”<br /><a href="http://www.hauntedbookshopmystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> HauntedBookshopMystery.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.CleoCoyleRecipes.com" rel="nofollow"> www.CleoCoyleRecipes.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Twitter</a><br />Friend or Follow <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Facebook</a><br /><br />Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-79368883655723525242018-12-30T16:26:23.626-05:002018-12-30T16:26:23.626-05:00Nola - Congratulations to you! By now you know (by...Nola - Congratulations to you! By now you know (by random draw), you've won our holiday giveaway. Marc and I hope you enjoy the prizes, and we thank you for sharing your memory with us.<br /><br />Marc and I also want to sincerely thank everyone who stopped by to share your holiday memories. We read every single comment, and we want you to know that you've lifted our spirits by sharing a bit of your lives and memories. We hope you'll stay in touch with us for more recipes, giveaway, and book news, and may you all find peace and joy in the coming New Year.<br /><br />~ Cleo <a href="http://www.coffeehousemystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> Coffeehouse Mystery.com</a><br />“Where coffee and crime are always brewing…”<br /><a href="http://www.hauntedbookshopmystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> HauntedBookshopMystery.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.CleoCoyleRecipes.com" rel="nofollow"> www.CleoCoyleRecipes.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Twitter</a><br />Friend or Follow <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Facebook</a><br />Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-86860570661565367482018-12-26T00:24:36.918-05:002018-12-26T00:24:36.918-05:00My favorite Christmas memory is when everyone in t...My favorite Christmas memory is when everyone in the family gets together to make Chinese Winter Dumpling soup. This is the only time when we catch up with everybody's life. Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264230714337787920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-42295836392466963582018-12-22T17:33:28.922-05:002018-12-22T17:33:28.922-05:00Gingerbread cookies look great! I loved all the p...Gingerbread cookies look great! I loved all the preparations for Christmas...decorating the tree, Christmas programs and then going to my grandparents.rdwags79https://www.blogger.com/profile/00385700056323807200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-39870638715420162362018-12-21T00:06:03.587-05:002018-12-21T00:06:03.587-05:00Some of my favorite Christmas memories don't n...Some of my favorite Christmas memories don't necessarily take place just on Christmas Eve or Day. Most of them take place in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Being in the living room, lights out except for the tree, just watching it. Watching all those Christmas movies or specials (and the parades on Christmas Day, especially the Disney one) with my Mama and Nana. Unwrapping the Hershey Kisses for the peanut butter blossoms that we were making (and trying to "sneak" a couple, and trying to make sure I limited it to only a couple). BlackfuMeg C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09741868329416581482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-79925291481328025442018-12-20T20:46:09.844-05:002018-12-20T20:46:09.844-05:00My favorite holiday memories are going back home w...My favorite holiday memories are going back home when my parents were alive and getting the whole family together! Such fun. mjhopper(at)cox.netCarvingladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876365487121195379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-80275273113510632112018-12-20T20:45:02.024-05:002018-12-20T20:45:02.024-05:00My favorite Xmas memory was carrying the Baby Jesu...My favorite Xmas memory was carrying the Baby Jesus at Midnight Mass when I was a kid. thanks for the chance. Maceoindo(at)yahoo(dot)comjnalpathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06751292941055526902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-14464112328981972562018-12-20T11:52:55.649-05:002018-12-20T11:52:55.649-05:00Remembering my mother making molasses taffy and pu...Remembering my mother making molasses taffy and pulling the taffy outside at night in the cold, cold southwest Virginia weather.<br />Janet (janetr@abbe-lib.org)<br />Aiken County Public Library<br />314 Chesterfield Street SW<br />Aiken, SC 28901Janet Robinsonhttp://www.abbe-lib.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-42182281907233888152018-12-20T11:04:05.633-05:002018-12-20T11:04:05.633-05:00Spending the day with family, who are now far, far...Spending the day with family, who are now far, far away.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058403898479940619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-9737627235965723202018-12-20T09:52:57.773-05:002018-12-20T09:52:57.773-05:00My uncle would dress up as Santa on Christmas Eve ...My uncle would dress up as Santa on Christmas Eve and we would have to sing a Christmas song or recite a poem to receive our gifts. Fun memories.<br />Sand1948(at)Gmail(dot)comSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316226257300353623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-59761646273741570192018-12-20T09:36:23.485-05:002018-12-20T09:36:23.485-05:00I wouldn't put all the children's gifts un...I wouldn't put all the children's gifts under the tree until they went to bed on Christmas eve. The look on their faces when they saw presents piled high on Christmas morning was priceless. The gingerbread cookies look great.darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799597297795156571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-42418689933566753362018-12-20T08:13:40.797-05:002018-12-20T08:13:40.797-05:00Love the gingerbread cookie recipe. My mom's r...Love the gingerbread cookie recipe. My mom's recipe for gingerbread cookies is an old Italian recipe. We make up the dough and then shape it inot 6" x 3" bars, bake it and then cut the logs so they look like a biscotti cookies. They're delicious.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928988722058020412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-84694143192302582122018-12-20T03:13:25.936-05:002018-12-20T03:13:25.936-05:00My fav Christmas memory is everyone bundling up to...My fav Christmas memory is everyone bundling up to go for a drive as a family to look at the Christmas lights around town. Then we would come home and have cookies and hot chocolate before bed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512079628701225157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-91676983290019115022018-12-20T01:43:22.969-05:002018-12-20T01:43:22.969-05:00My best Christmas memory is when our home burned t...My best Christmas memory is when our home burned to the ground and we lost everything. unbeknownst to us children, our dad went out and bought red and green paper and a very scrawny tree, scissors, glitter and glue. we 3 kids made tree garland and decorated that tree and it was the neatest tree we'd ever had. <br />great memory! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450298771036809560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-70377911971104528632018-12-19T23:48:49.473-05:002018-12-19T23:48:49.473-05:00My favorite memory is of the year we took our chil...My favorite memory is of the year we took our children to see Santa at the local grocery store. We told them that the way they would know if it was the real Santa was if he knew their names without them having to tell him. They were in awe when he not only knew their names, but what they wanted for Christmas! We went from there to the bank where they wouldn't have anything to do with Santa since they knew the real one was at the grocery store and they'd already seen him! (Oh, the joys of living in a small town where your friend is one of the local Santas!)Susan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325202799209565215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-70338139726789026202018-12-19T22:18:14.545-05:002018-12-19T22:18:14.545-05:00My favorite memory was Christmas Eve. Eating snac...My favorite memory was Christmas Eve. Eating snacks, going and looking at Christmas lights/decorations (we always went to the same house), worried that Santa would come before we got home, watching Rudolph then off to bed!<br />astrocat99(at)earthlink(dot)netMamacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573287305361547709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-71203881786196347052018-12-19T22:06:39.626-05:002018-12-19T22:06:39.626-05:00My favorite memory is the Christmas eve my daughte...My favorite memory is the Christmas eve my daughter took her first steps and started walking. Best one ever!<br /><br />Tattooedmommy06@yahoo.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10153918627355257547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-17051913230003583892018-12-19T21:50:08.889-05:002018-12-19T21:50:08.889-05:00My favorite memories are of picking up my parents ...My favorite memories are of picking up my parents to come share Christmas morning with us and how they enjoyed our time together.Candy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539779920857210659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-76450985694513856982018-12-19T21:03:00.757-05:002018-12-19T21:03:00.757-05:00My favorite memory is of my whole family going to ...My favorite memory is of my whole family going to Grandma's house on Christmas eve every year. We all would take present's for Grandma. She was a very fun lady! She got the usual scarves, handkerchiefs, perfume, etc. but it was always fun to see her expression when she would open it up! Her surprise and satisfaction at getting something from all of the relatives, which was a lot! We would all bring something for dinner and eat at her big dining room table. The little kids would eat at the kids table in the living room. It was a special time. On our way home, I would fall asleep in the back seat of the car. My dad would say, "Wake up Shelly, Santa just went by in his sleigh!" I would struggle to sit up, rub my sleepy eyes, press my nose to the window, peeking out at the dark sky, squinting to see Santa, saying "Where? where? where? Daddy?" Then he would say, "Oh no! You just missed him. See that puff of clouds over there, he just slipped around the corner of that big cloud." My mom would be stifling a giggle, my brothers would elbow me and I would lay back down and go back to sleep. My dad would carry me inside the house when we got home and put me to bed. I had such good parents, relatives and a loving, religious Grandma. I felt loved, happy and cozy in my warm bed, with good food in my belly from the luscious Christmas dinner at Grandma's house from all the laughing and eating we did together. Those were the magical days when I was kid.Michele L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15827059770508809460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-62067819639848814292018-12-19T20:40:24.690-05:002018-12-19T20:40:24.690-05:00I would have to say the most special memory was th...I would have to say the most special memory was the last Christmas before my husband passed away when he gave me an eternity ring. kittygirl15401(at)yahoo(dot)comJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782293482690747032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-21592910001827378682018-12-19T20:28:57.619-05:002018-12-19T20:28:57.619-05:00My step daughter would love the gingerbread sticks...My step daughter would love the gingerbread sticks. I think I'll add a little coffee to the icing. She loves coffee sweets.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859630628122594207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-30505997388528063242018-12-19T20:19:48.901-05:002018-12-19T20:19:48.901-05:00One of my favorite childhood memories is of my gre...One of my favorite childhood memories is of my great uncle Bill giving a box of Reese's Peanutbutter Cups minis to us 5 kids every year. We had to share it but we didn't care. He was a nice old man. Thank you so much for this chance. pgenest57(at)aol(dot)comqnofdnilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322161693530459323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-23474021372145677042018-12-19T20:03:44.658-05:002018-12-19T20:03:44.658-05:00Thank you all so much for sharing with us! Marc an...Thank you all so much for sharing with us! Marc and I are LOVING your comments. Some of your memories are touching, some hilarious, and all of them have lifted our spirits. If you wish to add a comment below mine, you still have time to share. The drawing for our prize package will take place on Christmas night 12/25 at midnight.<br /><br />And if you need your own spirits lifted, by all means read these holiday memories. They're beautiful. I'll be back again soon!<br /><br />~ Cleo <a href="http://www.coffeehousemystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> Coffeehouse Mystery.com</a><br />“Where coffee and crime are always brewing…”<br /><a href="http://www.hauntedbookshopmystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> HauntedBookshopMystery.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Twitter</a><br />Friend or Follow <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/cleocoyle/" rel="nofollow"> Cleo Coyle on Facebook</a><br />Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478607475979605000.post-19116668682640025902018-12-01T13:16:15.594-05:002018-12-01T13:16:15.594-05:00My favorite holiday memory is when my kids and the...My favorite holiday memory is when my kids and their great aunt would make Christmas cookies each year. They had so much fun each December just being with her and making not only great tasting cookies but memories to last forever. By the end of the cookie decorating, her kitchen would be very colorful but she never got mad. She loved letting the kids be kids.<br />scarletcupcake58https://www.blogger.com/profile/09223595797736010394noreply@blogger.com