Dewey's Treehouse

One week till Christmas! Scroll down for a treat at the end. Last week's post ended the chapter (and the book,  Parents and Children...

First posted October 23, 2017 9 weeks until Christmas... "The Christ-child lay on Mary's heart, His hair was like a fire. (...

I made most of our Christmas cookies this year at the last minute, but they all turned out. These were the easiest, but everybody seemed ...

We've been making this since the days of the Grocery Cart Challenge Blog.  Here's the recipe. Baked in a slow cooker, this cake...

Secret ingredient this time: I added the last of a jar of orange marmalade to the filling. These are for a family birthday tomorrow.

Chocolate Chip & Cranberry Shortbread Cookies, from The Flavor Bender. This is a new recipe for us. I left the spices out, and chan...

Let every steeple ring a bell With a joyful tale to tell,      In the week when Christmas comes. ~~ from "In the Week When Christma...

This is the week when Christmas comes,      Let every pudding burst with plums, And every tree bear dolls and drums,      In the week...

Do-Vember It's just over six weeks to Christmas Day, but we're still figuring out plans. It's not a big crafting year for me; ...

Do-Vember I recently started a Christmas board on Pinterest, just to collect up ideas that were getting lost under other headings (was tha...

Weather: Warm enough for the ladybugs to reawaken. Frosty and his Mini-Me (above) are the only snow we have. News from the Squirrels: ...

NO-BAKE CHOCOLATE FINGERS, from  Canadian Living's Family Cookbook INGREDIENTS:   1 pkg (350 to 400 g) digestive biscuits (For t...

Chocolate-Covered Pretzel Christmas Trees .  Warning (tip): we used the red gel as recommended, but the dots stick to anything they touch...

Lydia and I made Brown Sugar Buttons  today.  (Link updated 2022)