Sense of Humor

A couple of weeks ago when I was off the Island shopping, I noticed this hood ornament on a car in Petoskey. Who cares if it isn't scientifically accurate; it made me smile on an otherwise dreary day.

Connections

This winter during my family's annual Christmas cookie baking extravaganza, I found this recipe in my cousin's recipe book. I almost teared up when I realized it was written in my grandmother's handwriting. Somehow it made it seem like a little part of her was there baking with us. I think that would have made her smile.

Until, that is, my cousin and my mom started disagreeing about how much flour to put in the Nuremburgers. At that point the smile would have disappeared and Grandma would have informed us of the, ahem, correct way to do things. And they would have been perfect...