Mary Anne Abdo

Christmas Baking Season

This morning I pulled out my tried and true recipe books to select which cookies will be baked for Christmas. Between baking and decorating our home for Christmas. It will certainly be a busy weekend. Some of these cookbooks have ugly stains on them. But I will never throw these kitchen artifacts in the trash. For they contain some of my grandmother’s recipes in her handwriting. She passed away in December of 2007 at the age of 97. She was our family’s matriarch, story teller and a mentor to everyone she met. I miss her terribly especially around this time of the year. Sometimes ugliness conjures up beautiful lasting memories to carry on to the next generation. Happy baking to one and all.

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Published by Mary Anne Abdo

Mary Anne Abdo is an author, poet and photographer. She graduated magna cum laude from Luzerne County Community College with a degree in Human Services. With a background in freelance journalism; she uses her poetry as a source of creative expression, which reflects on many facets of what it means to be a human being living in these modern times. Her self-published poetry book, "Fractured Lollipop Poems of Brokenness Healing and Hope is now on Amazon Mary Anne has a passion for art, culture and literature. Her work has been featured in The Edge of Humanity Magazine,Mind and Matters Magazine, Moonstone Press,Grit and Grace Magazine, Orenaug Mountain Publishing,Pennsylvania Bards,Local Gems Press,The Avocet, Calla Press,Scranton Poets Live, and Studio B's annual poetry anthology. Mary Anne placed second for her photography and short story submission in the Museum of Family Prayer's 2022 Mary Garden contest. She has also collaborated on several children's book, Creative Gems Volumes 2&3, and has been featured internationally in Bindweed Magazine's seasonal anthology.Her work has been archived through the National Library of Ireland courtesy of Bindweed Magazine. She has appeared on the local talk show PA Live, The B Inspired podcast Eat the Storms Podcast and several stage appearances. Her first children's book, Pumpkin The Cat Who Plays With Words is now on Amazon. You may check out her work on: Facebook: Mary Anne Abdo/Poet/Author WordPress: https://bluestainedglass.wordpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryanne.abdo/ YouTube: @maryanneabdobluestainedglasspoetry64 TikTok: @mary.anne197 Linkedin: Maryanne Abdo On these sites you will find her current projects in photography, video and various forms of canvas art. Mary Anne resides in Scranton Pennsylvania..

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  2. I have a book very similar to this. It was given to me by aunt some fifty years ago. The stains on my pages are down to five children eventually learning to cook and bake. It was immaculate until they joined in!
    Thank you for joining in the challenge, Mary Anne 🙂

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  3. O don’t have any book. My grandma had all recipes in her mind and didn’t write any of the. My mother and I we querelled and I don’t see her from 5 months. I’mvery sad now 😞

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    • I am so sorry and I hope you will be reunited with your mom. I get it, since I have had a difficult relationship with my mom all of my life. It is not easy. She is 90 and I try my best to smooth things out with her. Thank you so much for stopping by my site and following my blog. That means a lot to me. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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