He's a fruit cake...lover

Have you even known a man who loves fruitcake?  Well, I have one.  It may be his German heritage, or the memories of his mother's stollen, I don't know.  It is just that he will pick up that fruitcake at the Dollar Store if he sees it! It sends shivers down my spine when I see that in the grocery bag thinking what on earth holds it together and how does it keep so long?  SCARY.

Today I received one of the Australian Women's Weekly magazines that I ordered from Amazon.  I wondered how they were still publishing that glossy wonder every week money wise.  I think I have received part of the answer.  They cut the size down to pocketbook size but kept the glossy, rich look and content.  Andy was thrilled to see the issue, reprinted in a small size, of Christmas Cakes and Puddings.  It is filled with the most luscious fruitcake pictures and recipes that simply make me want to rush Christmas...and I NEVER want to rush Christmas. In the back of all their issues is a chart for conversion of dry, liquid, and helpful measures so that we can have the success of these lovely delights. I adore this 'cookbook' as they call it.  Chuck full of wonders.

I am devouring Mariah Stewart. She can write those beach novels where you know exactly what is going to happen but still wait with anticipation, and then she can write the most hair-raising crime novels that you have seen in print. I have read 20 of her books so far and there are probably 20 or more left.  I will be so sad when I reach the end of her offerings.  I love my Kindle and it is so refreshing not to have to wonder how to get rid of the books that are read.  The library is overflowing here, so it is pleasant to have found a solution and Kindle Paperwhite is it. (And, it leaves more room in my cookbook library for more cookbooks.)

Have a great week-end.  It is one of those gentle rain days here that make me want to bake.  I leave the kitchen door open and move around the kitchen in a bubble of contentment.  Life is good.

Beth is away this week end to Brooks' Ranger School graduation in Georgia.  What a man to have gone through the rigors they put the men and women through to achieve this goal in the preparation of keeping our nation safe. Bless his heart.