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CONGRATULATIONS TINA HELZER
I entered Pepper into the Christmas Pawrade and so excited to see how cute he's going to look in his new sweater I got him from WALK IN THE BARK ANIMAL BOUTIQUE.
Everyone I know with a furry friend will be there too. We get to walk around the town square before the annual Christmas Tree lighting where my fiance, Patrick Cane, is going to be playing Santa for all the little ones. Plus I opened up a pop-up shop in the makeshift Christmas town the committee had made in the town square.
Everyone in Honey Springs will be there along with many tourist who have come to love our small southern town all year long and not just during the summer months. The tourist committee has really worked hard to get the stigma of a "lake town" out of the minds of the tourists. Honey Springs has something every season to offer everyone.
I'm looking forward to seeing all the merchants I share the newly renovated boardwalk with. Especially Otis Peavler. He owns the tattoo parlor, Odd Ink. It's next door to my coffeehouse, THE BEAN HIVE, and he's been very quiet lately. I sure hope he's not getting ill. He's up there in age and still pretty active, but I guess I just worry about him. After all, I'd heard he'd made a few people mad recently. But that's just hearsay and around here the gossip is as hot as the coffee....if you know what I mean.
Anyways....Do you have any holiday traditions that you love? Leave a comment along with your name and email address to be entered to win a Tonya Kappes Southern Mystery tote bag along with some goodies! The winner will be announced tomorrow!
SPEND THE HOLIDAYS IN HONEY SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, where the gossip is as hot as the coffee!
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Enjoy this fun recipe you can make for your furry friends or even enjoy yourself!
Gingerbread Mischiefs Animal Treats
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together molasses, water, and oil. Using a wooden spoon, slowly mix liquid ingredients into the flour mixture, stirring until well-combined.
Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick and cut out shapes, gathering dough and re-rolling as necessary. I use a cute gingerbread cutter.
Bake for 20 minutes and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet.
There are many more recipes in all of the KILLER COFFEE MYSTERY SERIES books! Check out Tonyakappes.com for details and a tab full of southern recipes for you to download and enjoy!
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Gingerbread Mischiefs Animal Treats
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 325°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together molasses, water, and oil. Using a wooden spoon, slowly mix liquid ingredients into the flour mixture, stirring until well-combined.
Roll dough out to 1/4-inch thick and cut out shapes, gathering dough and re-rolling as necessary. I use a cute gingerbread cutter.
Bake for 20 minutes and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet.
There are many more recipes in all of the KILLER COFFEE MYSTERY SERIES books! Check out Tonyakappes.com for details and a tab full of southern recipes for you to download and enjoy!
Also by Tonya Kappes
A Killer Coffee Mystery
SCENE OF THE GRIND
MOCHA AND MURDER
FRESHLY GROUND MURDER
Magical Cures Mystery Series
A CHARMING CRIME
A CHARMING CURE
A CHARMING POTION (novella)
A CHARMING WISH
A CHARMING SPELL
A CHARMING MAGIC
A CHARMING SECRET
A CHARMING CHRISTMAS (novella)
A CHARMING FATALITY
A CHARMING GHOST
A CHARMING HEX
A CHARMING VOODOO
A Ghostly Southern Mystery Series
A GHOSTLY UNDERTAKING
A GHOSTLY GRAVE
A GHOSTLY DEMISE
A GHOSTLY MURDER
A GHOSTLY REUNION
A GHOSTLY MORTALITY
A GHOSTLY SECRET
Spies and Spells Mystery Series
SPIES AND SPELLS
BETTING OFF DEAD
GET WITCH OR DIE TRYING
Kenni Lowry Mystery Series
FIXIN’ TO DIE
SOUTHERN FRIED
AX TO GRIND
A Laurel London Mystery Series
CHECKERED CRIME
CHECKERED PAST
CHECKERED THIEF
A Divorced Diva Beading Mystery Series
A BREAD OF DOUBT SHORT STORY
STRUNG OUT TO DIE
CRIMPED TO DEATH
Olivia Davis Paranormal Mystery Series
SPLITSVILLE.COM
COLOR ME LOVE (novella)
COLOR ME A CRIME
Bluegrass Romance Series
GROOMING MR. RIGHT
TAMING MR. RIGHT
Women’s Fiction
CARPE BREAD ’EM
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TAG YOU'RE IT
Grandberry Falls Series
THE LADYBUG JINX
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Our holiday tradition is baking gingerbreadmen cookies from scratch. But lately I've been sick and feeling loosy!Veronica Boudreau, [email protected]
ReplyDeleteI love to drive around to see the Christmas light displays with my friends. schmokercarol(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteOurs is to bring stocking gifts for everyone that we open after dinner. They are fun gifts and small but sometimes the best.
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I enjoy putting up the tree and seeing the ornaments we've collected over the years. I enjoy watching Dickens Christmas Carol. dbahn(at)iw(dot)net
ReplyDeleteWe drive around with our kids so they can see the lights.
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On Christmas Eve my sisters and our families gather together for a somewhat traditional Norwegian dinner--Oyster Stew and lefse (lsum1258 at aol dot com)
ReplyDeleteI love to put up our tree, but to my cats surprise, it really isn't put up for them.. even though Boo takes claim even before we get it set up. She is a strange one.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy watching Christmas movies with my children, even though some make me cry.. the Polar Express is one of our favorites.
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Everyone gets new pj's on Christmas eve to wear for Christmas morning. On Christmas morning when it's time to unwrap presents, a gift is handed to everyone. Starting from youngest to oldest the person opens a gift. Everyone watches as the gift is opened completely, that way everyone gets to see what each other received and it makes the excitement and day last longer. We have always done it that way even if it takes us hours to open every gift under the tree. Thank you for this wonderful chance and all you do for your readers and fans. Wishing you and yours the very best this holiday season!
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Love taking the kids to look at lights! Pam Hager phager73 at gmail dot com Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteWe start our celebration on Christmas eve with snacks and goodies, the kids get to open a present and their stockings from Maw and Papa. Christmas day we have a big family meal, open presents and spend the rest of the day together watching movies playing with the grandsons. Both days friends are welcome to stop by. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteWe go out for Chinese food, and catch a movie. It's wonderful family time. Buzymom2008 at wowway dot com.
ReplyDeleteI love to drive around and look at the lights. I also love doing holiday baking with my mom and my daughters.It makes for a crowded kitchen, but we have a lot of fun! I can't wait try try the animal treats for my dog. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! kittygirl15401(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI spend Christmas eve at my sisters.My whole family and I have Christmas eve dinner, then open gifts, followed by dessert.
ReplyDeleteWe love to drive aroind looking at all the pretty lights. Thank you for the chance. Merry Christmas. Lamonicaks at gmail dot com
ReplyDeletewe love to go the the west side market in cleveland with our kids for some fancy christmas goodies and candies. aelinderman at sbcglobal dot net
ReplyDeleteWe take the great-niece and great-nephew out to look at the Christmas lights.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite tradition is buying/collecting 25 books for my son throughout the year and giving him 1 to open each day December 1-25. We read each one together too. Now that he's old enough though, he does most of the reading to me. My email is shipley1990(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWe get together at my sisters on Christmas eve.
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When my parents were still with us we had lots of traditions and hopefully my brothers are keeping up the one my dad the most, just being together on the holiday. We just moved in Aug. so can't go back but I will be calling. pgenest57(at)aol(dot)com Thank you for chance!!
ReplyDeleteWe drive around as a family, the one time we are not all going in different directions, to enjoy Christmas lights.
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DeleteOn Christmas Day. we sit down & open all the Christmas cards that have come in. kckendler at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMy four kids, their kids, and great grandkids come to our house and have eats and open presents on Christmas [email protected] Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI love riding around as a family to see all the lights.
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ReplyDeleteWe have a family celebration with Latkes,applesauce, salads, apple cake and treats. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI lived in Kentucky for almost 10 years. Our Christmas trees were small cedars. Did they ever smell good! bobwiesmann (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Christmas tradition was my Dad always arriving very early so he could go down the hall saying “Hohoho Santa’s been here!” and waking up my daughter to go see what was under the tree. It was a tradition that we all loved – including his granddaughter. When she had just turned a teenager, she actually woke up very early to get dressed and fixed up (you know teenagers when it comes to having their photos taken) and then crawled back into bed just so Pappaw could “wake her up” Christmas morning like he always did. I cherish these memories since both Dad and our daughter are together now having Christmas in heaven. <3
ReplyDeleteAlthough our Christmas has changed over the years, it’s good to cherish old memories and create new ones. We just downsized and moved in our new home this year at the opposite end of the state. Been a lot of adjustments including this Christmas decorating since there’s not the room to put up the seven Christmas trees of the past. However, we will have new experiences and joys this year as we celebrate Christmas making new traditions and memories.
when my son was little and then when my grandkids were little we loved to go and see all the Christmas lights on the neighbors houses and listen to Christmas music joanie13b(at)outlook(dot)com
ReplyDeleteWhen I was young and lived in a Northern clime, snow, still and beauty, we used to drive around the neighborhoods near us and gaze in rapture at the beautiful decorations and lights. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteWe go to ZooLights at our local zoo each year. This year we started a new tradition - Greek food and Die Hard! bunkielisa (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteOur tradition is to make butter cookies and pumpkin pie. Will probably have to start something new this year as we moved into our RV and not as easy to do all of that in such a small oven.
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Our Christmas Tradition is opening one gift on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day having Stuffing sandwiches for lunch. [email protected]
ReplyDeleteI can just see it--they use honey for comb overs at the Honey Comb Salon!
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We open our Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve. This is a hold over from my childhood when Santa came while we children were running an errand with my Dad. Mother was always pointing at the sky when we returned, yelling to look for Santa. Christmas Day was reserved for visiting Grandmothers, cousins, Aunts, and Uncles.
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