Some of my Favourite Things...

An old 'little' Tea Pot....

Four little side plates....

These plates were in a cabin we bought years ago... 

 I love the lacy edging on them...

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Games back then. . .

When I was a little girl...I would play Chinese Checkers with mom on a board just like this one. A few years back I found this board at an antique store...I had to have it! 

We enjoy playing it with our grandchildren.

 Hubby got this game board for Christmas when he was a young boy.

He has most of the orginal playing pieces and instruction booklet. At Christmas this board often comes out and games of Crokinal are played. It brings back memories of the Christmas' past when he played with his grandpa, dad and friends.

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Traditions and such

I remember going into this cookie jar as a little girl...

This was the bowl mom made bread in...

I loved eating the dough and got to scrape out anything left in the bowl 

while the bread was rising on the table.

I love the memories of home as a little girl. 

There were also meals that mom made...

not to often, as they were a lot of work... 

She would make Plum Klose. It was a big ordeal.

She made the dough.

cut the dough,

pitted the plums...

then after they were placed on the squares of dough, 

she added sugar and then you had to pinch them closed....

I didn't get to pinch to often...

as they had to be pinched tight!

Then you had to boil them,

drain them,

 and top them with a sauce made of bacon and cream.

Every once in awhile I like to make this meal for my grandkids (and kids)....

I like them to experience the process.

Some cut the squares...washed and pitted the plums....

 placed the plums and sugared them...

and I let them pinch them shut! 

Here they are ready to boil!

It's a funny sort of meal...but it is fun to do. 

Hopefully my grandkids will have fond memories of making Plum Klose and will someday pass the tradition down to their children....

guess I better get a recipe written down!

Do you have a family recipe that you enjoy making?