Holiday trimmings include a small tree, Spritz cookies and Christmas cards

Many people are putting up Christmas decorations inside and outside their homes. My holiday trimmings include blinking stars in my windows. These are on the inside, so I won’t have to worry about taking them down. When their batteries wear out, I’ll remove them and put them in a box for Christmas 2026.

I have a little fiber-optic tree in my living room, and a red and white throw on the couch to keep me warm. Except for a two-foot-tall wooden snowman made by the Fox Valley CP Center, that’s the extent of my holiday decorations. My efforts are placed elsewhere.

I’m baking cookies. I don’t do cutout cookies. They are too putzy for me. This year, my attention is centered on Classic Spritz Cookies…

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