InstaAdvent 20 :: Holiday Prep

Grinning because I couldn't decide

which photo I liked better.

The Christmas tree fabric 

is my apron that I've worn 

for years (and years!).

I made it using one of Moma's

for a pattern 

and it's like the ones 

she and Grandma used to wear.

When I bake,

especially at holiday time,

I like to have a lighted candle with me,

just like a dear family friend 

and her mom did.

The flame reminds me of fond times 

spent in the kitchen 

preparing nourishment for our family

with the women I love so much.

Many of them

have passed on 

and the candle reminds me

that they are still close by

and their love

never 

burns away.

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