More Cookies, More Smiles

I keep baking and the smiles keep coming.

Many hugs,
Kathy

Thoughtful Handmade Perfection

Last week I received a very special thank you gift for catering my friends Bree and Jason's rehearsal dinner. For the last couple of months Bree's mom had been crafting the gifts...a hand woven cookbook basket and cheery apron. Her thoughtfulness amazed me. Both will be cherished for many years to come. Thank you Phyllis!

Many hugs,

Kathy

Cookies Never Go On Vacation

This week Mike and I are on vacation in Raleigh, North Carolina visiting my son Ryan. Ryan's birthday was on Tuesday, so Monday I pulled out the chocolate chunks, pecans, butter, sugar, eggs, flour and baked away. This time I used some dark brown sugar for extra depth of flavor and added almost two cups of toasted pecans instead of the usual 1 1/2 cups. The result was quite good and actually approved by the star quarterback at NC State - Russell Wilson. Tim who? Russell is my new favorite quarterback. He likes my cookies!

Many hugs,

Kathy

My Cherished Collection of Smiles

Some people collect antique banks (my dad, for one). Some collect fine art. Others collect Jaguars (my friend, Mark). I collect smiles. Recently my collection has been growing by leaps and bounds.

The joy I see on the faces of my HeartSong Cookie recipients is priceless. It is the reason I end almost every day in the kitchen baking cookies and begin almost every day assembling baskets. It is the reason baking ingredients covering my dining room table are a permanent addition to my decor.

Yes, I get tired, but the smile I receive at the end of all the effort keeps me going and going and going...

Keep smiling and I will keep baking!

Many hugs and smiles,

Kathy

A List of Fall Favorites

Several friends have requested a list of cookie flavors I am currently baking. Tonight I posted five of my favorites included in the fall baskets on my new website - www.heartsongcookies.com.

For questions or special requests, please contact me at heartsongcookies@cfl.rr.com.

Many hugs,

Kathy

Finally...A HeartSong Website

A couple of weeks ago I registered a website domain for www.heartsongcookies.com. Yes...I finally have a website!

However, I have not had a spare moment to do anything with the site. Tonight at least I posted a welcome and hope to upload some more photographs over the next couple of weeks.

Many hugs,

Kathy