The Pillar & the 'Post'

Trying to put together today's blog post & I feel like I'm stuck between ~ the pillar & the 'post'!

Have you ever felt just stuck?  That was me yesterday.  I sat down to write about my latest adventure in baking and then I went blank!  I pondered what I wanted to say about Shortbread and Tarts, but nothing that I put down on paper seemed to fit!  Then a thought came to me, what if I let everyone know why I decided to do what I'm doing.

All of my life I've been a bit of an adventurer~ it doesn't matter if it involves travel, food, gardening or crafting.  I can conform to the mainstream, but I always feel better and more secure within myself embarking on a journey that is my own!  Trust me I love help & I enjoy the camaraderie of the people that surround me, but there is nothing more exhilarating than to jump off that high dive and hit the water with a splash!  

My Own Splash!

KMC's Shortbread Specialties is a bit like that splash.  When I found myself without a job a few weeks ago I thought ~ OK ~ I know I'm not ready to take it to the HOUSE!  I'm only 62yr. and I know that life has a whole lot more to offer before I check out.  I'd been toying with the notion of maybe getting back into a little personal chef work, then I hit upon the idea of doing Shortbread & maybe some Pastries for the holidays and the idea just grew from there.

I've been making shortbread for years in 'Brown Bag Cookie Art' pans.  Everyone in my circle of family and friends who received a pan of Shortbread over the holidays made such a fuss about how good the Shortbread tasted and how enchanting the design of the Shortbread was that I thought it was time to share. Voila! KMC's Shortbread Specialties was thus conceived!  

Well, I am at the beginning of my journey and I know that there is a long road ahead of me, but I also know that I just jumped off that high dive again & that I am no longer between the pillar and the 'post'!  My Blog has been written & I live to write another day!

Cyber Monday vs Nostalgia

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Cyber Monday vs Nostalgia

When I woke up this morning the world was singing to the tune of hurry up grab that cup of java and get to the new God that so many of us unconsciously bow to ~ Our Computer!   It's Cyber Monday and the 'deals' are only here for a brief moment!

I started to think about all of the deals that I simply 'must' have in order to make my life more complete and/or the Christmas presents that need to be purchased and sent in short order so that everyone gets something special.  

Wait what is this?  This is just Crazy!

I started thinking back to a simpler time when the holidays meant making gifts for family and friends.  It meant going and buying a or even cutting your own 'Real' Christmas Tree, making homemade baked goods, caroling, drinking mulled cider, gathering together and sharing conversation, traditions and each others company!

Wait a minute!! What world do I live in? 

The truth is that we all probably have lived in a world that has offered a bit of both craziness & tradition.

Let me offer you the best of both worlds . . . .

 

Let me help you start a new tradition!

Use the convenience of shopping from your home or office and still enjoy the 

Old World Tradition of Exquisite Shortbread

Start a new Tradition 

Create your own Nostalgia!