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Hiya Carlox,
I just finished ordering my Valentine gifts. I expect to be out-of-town (FINALLY!) on the 14th. This year I am having my gifts delivered.
My main squeeze is getting flowers! HeHe! Last year he was telling me about all of his staffgirls getting bouquets so I am surprising him with a sweetheart bouquet of red roses and baby’s breath. I asked the florist to put it in one of those mirrorbox containers. How I wish I could be there when they are delivered. He will go apeshit. Men never get flowers and I like to teeter them a bit. I can just see him now. He will be bouncing all over. Especially when he reads the card!
Amazon is taking care of some of my presents…a book on erotica for K, one titled, “To Hell With Love” for W, Kim C’s “O” book for C, cookbooks for M, J, and the other J, a book on alienation for Z, and some “believe it or not” mysteries for my nephew. Amazon ships the stuff directly to them with gift cards from me. Cool, huh?
Okay, yes, I confess, I ordered a book for me too. It’s a replacement for one I lent out that was never returned. I miss it.
I would have ordered a surprise for my pal in Cali, but he is one secretive fellow, so he doesn’t get anything.
There!
Oh, I am making cookies this weekend. I went to a bakery supply store and was practically drooling the entire time. You should see all of the stuff they have just for bakers. It is amazing, thrilling, and fun. R and I spent almost two hours wandering the aisles.
I bought two sets of cookie cutters. One is a star, the other hearts. So I am making giant hearts. I plan to frost them in pink and add poignant sweetheart-message candies.
Here’s the recipe:
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ¾ cups flour
1 tablespoon milk
½ teaspoon vanilla
¼ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar, add egg and milk. Add everything else. Refrigerate dough for 2 hours. Roll out to 1/8” thick. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 12 to 15 minutes.
I wonder if it would be possible to make Jell-O in the cutters? Man, I could hide cool gifts inside the wiggly stuff! Now that would be fun. Maybe next year.
Last year I received really swell gifts. Love vibes>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Everything was very very very nice, but the most fun present was a tackle box filled with fishing gear! I love the lures even if I don’t know what fish to use them for. A pole came with it too!
I thanked him profusely, one weekend, last summer.
Me
