Sunday Smiles Jingle Bells

Hello sweet friends. December seems to be flying by faster than a sleigh on a frozen pond. I hope you enjoy this special edition of Sunday Smiles Jingle Bells.

Jingle bell inspired craft and decor inspiration can be found further down in the the post.

Sunday Smiles Jingle Bells

Today, the second of three holiday themed Little House videos has been released on my YouTube channel.

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For this story time the chapter, Jingle Bells, from These Happy Golden Years was selected. I wore my green Natural Form Era dress.

Farmer Boy Eggnog

In today’s video we talk about eggnog. You can find the recipe for Almanzo’s eggnog HERE.

“…Mother met him on the back porch with the milk-pail, brimming full of cold egg-nog.
The egg-nog was made of milk and cream, with plenty of eggs and sugar. Its foamy top was freckled with spices, and pieces of ice floated in it. The sides of the pail were misty with cold.
Almanzo trudged slowly toward the hayfield with the heavy pail and a dipper. He thought to himself that the pail was too full, he might spill some of the egg-nog. Mother said waste was sinful. He was sure it would be sinful to waste a drop of that egg-nog. He should do something to save it. So he set down the pail, he dipped the dipper full, and he drank. The cold egg-nog slid smoothly down his throat, and it made him cool inside.”