Happy Friday 12/20/24
"Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him.
Corrie Ten Boom
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Merry Christmas, dear friends! This last week of Advent always seems to come so quickly, bringing with it a palpable excitement and anticipation. I know our home is bursting with the spirit of Christmas as we ready for the start of the holiday school break starting today. The lists have been mailed, the cookies are baked, the gifts are wrapped and we're all ready to see friends and family and celebrate the sweetest time of the year.
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It's been a busy week in the creamery, too, as we've refilled the gelato case with more Holiday gelato (Peppermint Stick, Cookie Butter, Holiday Cheesecake, Cinnamon Mascarpone Pecan, Raspberry Gingersnap) and added two new flavors, too. We're excited to welcome back, Honey Fig and Chocolate Hazelnut just in time for the Holidays. Honey Fig is our take on the "Figgy Pudding" of classic Christmas tunes. Our classic gelato base is finished with real local honey and churned until creamy and frozen, finished with a gingered fig jam. It's such a lovely flavor combination, I can't wait for you to try it. And it didn't feel right not having a chocolate gelato in the freezer, which is why I welcomed Chocolate Hazelnut as our final Holiday gelato flavor!Deep chocolate with cocoa powder and finished with real hazelnut butter, this flavor is perfectly chocolately and flavorful, one of my personal favorites.
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We're keeping the farm shoppe open this weekend and a few extra hours on Christmas Eve for extended Holiday hours to make sure you have time to stock up on Holiday gelato, eggnog and milk for Christmas Eve.
Holiday Farm Shoppe Hours:
Saturday 10am until 2pm
Sunday 1pm until 4pm
Christmas Eve 10am until 1pm
This week's links + finds:
- Christmas morning tradition: cinnamon bread!
- The sweetest short read about an uncommon friendship at Christmastime.
- We love Mike Rowe's podcast, The Way I Heard It, and episode 419 is a great listen this time of year.
- I saw a quick bathroom upgrade with this wood toilet seat and jumped on the idea! A quick, easy and inexpensive way to update a bathroom before guests arrive. Next up: wallpaper!
- This Chevy ad is a reminder of joy to be found even in grief; I know so many of us are missing loved ones this Christmas, so this was such a sweet watch.
We're so glad you're here and wish you and your family the most Merry Christmas,
Jesse and Lisa