My oldest daughter is 19 years old. On her first Christmas she received a home made ornament from my mom. Just last week my children, now ages 19 ,18, and 17, received their ornaments. Mom has asked me if they are getting to old for this...my reply to her is that they give me a look of disbelief. Never will they be to old! Every year she has sent them an ornament. We started with a small tree, but two years ago we "graduated" to a six foot tree. We call it the Mammaw tree....some garland and candy canes and ONLY Mammaw's ornaments!
This is the very first ornament...
One of this year's ornaments....
A few more....
I always think of these ornaments as gifts of time and love. Thank you, Mammaw!
Speaking of Mammaw, I would like to feature her brownie recipe. When I was younger she would sometimes make a batch of these for a bedtime treat. It makes a 9x9 pan....
Brownies
1/3 cup shortening
2 tbl. cocoa
1 cup sugar
2 well beaten eggs
3/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
Enjoy!
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