It would be self-indulgent of me to post photos of all the cookies. Here's a selection though:
Shortbread cookies, extreme left and extreme right; next to them on the left: ultimate ginger, top and chocolate chubbies, bottom; next to the shortbread on the right: fruchtplätzchen, top and snickerdoodles, bottom. The cookies right down the middle are orange/currant/polenta.
I made the chocolate and the fruchtplätzchen. Dan made all the rest.
I made some traditional Acadian meat pies:
And some cranberries in orange juice and bourbon;
And mince pie.
These are all good things.
A couple of days ago, in some kind of exchange with my son, I spoke sharply and impatiently.
"You don't have to be angry, Mum," he said.
"Of course I do," I said. "It's Christmas."
I made it into a little joke but it's well-known that Christmas is a hard time for many people and in many households, there's no shortage of anger. It can bring out the worst in families.
If it's a hard time for you, I hope there will be some redeeming factors and some part of it for you to enjoy.
And if there isn't — well, hang in there. By this time next week, it will all be over.
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