Well, howdy-do Sugar Pie and a very Merry Christmas to you!! I was hoping to get my blog post finished waaaay earlier than now but I volunteered my time to too many things in the month of December and even though I got all of my Christmas shopping finished early I was still running behind and other things. I want to do “all the things” but alas I cannot. Note to self: do not overcommit yourself in December! Lol!
All is good though! I’m one happy mama! All my kids and grand babies will be home for Christmas! YAY!!! That doesn’t happen every year but when it does joy-bells ring in my heart!
At the end of this post I will give you the link to my Country Christmas Home Tour on YouTube! When you get a chance come on over for some down-home goodness!
Now honey, get yourself comfy with something yummy to drink and enjoy my Country Christmas Home Tour!
This year my theme for my front entryway centers around Grandma’s Christmas recipe for her snowball cookies. Every christmas Grandma would always make these delicious snow-white morsels that absolutely melt in your mouth. You can’t eat just one! Lol!
I decorated this little tree with pom pom snowballs, iced Christmas cookie ornaments and grandma’s handwritten recipe! She originally named these cookies Nutty Nuggets back in the 1940’s but we all called them Snowball cookies. She wrote at the top of the recipe “a nice Christmas cookie”
These cookies are like a vanilla shortbread cookie with the perfect crunch of pecan nuts. Then they are rolled in Powdered Sugar twice! They freeze wonderfully too! 
And here is grandma as a little girl…she looks as sweet as her snowball cookies!
Here is Grandma’s handwritten recipe. As you can see on the second line of ingredients it calls for 1/2 cup of Oleo. Oleo is margarine and became a butter substitute back in the day. It was very popular in the 1940’s. You’ll find it listed in a lot of old cookbooks. It was thought to be healthier back then but now the tide of what’s “healthy” has shifted back to all natural butter, so that’s what I use when making this recipe.
I found this vintage wood stove years ago at a flea market and I love how cozy it looks with the flickering lights poking through the vent.
Grandma loved her hot coffee so I put this enamel coffee pot on top of the stove and it fits perfectly.
The gingerbread cookie trees harken back to another yummy cookie Grandma would make…her delicious gingersnaps. You can find the recipe
HERE!The little stocking hanging on the side looks like it came out of grandma’s attic but it’s just a childs sock from walmart that I tea stained and filled with frosted boxwood and berries and embellished with a little rusty jingle bell.
And how cute is this old cookie jar…the Cookie Barrel! Oh the stories it could tell of hundreds of cookies made with love!
My hubby grew up in the mountains of Idylwild, California and his grandparents lived just a few blocks away and would stop by often to visit with cookie treats.
On the left is my hubby’s old sled, he had hours of fun sliding down snow covered hills. There’s a huge crack in the wood slat at the top which is evidence that he crashed in to something at one point… but he survived because I married him! Lol!
And after I married him I got to know his sweet grandma well. We would spend the weekends just after Thanksgiving and Christmas in the old log house that he grew up in. We enjoyed grandma’s treats and hot chocolate by the fire crackling in the large stone fireplace.
I recently found this gothic window frame that came from an old church. I love the simplicity of it as well as the history. On top of the mantle I placed
these flickering battery operated candles they look so real and beautiful without the hazard of real flames. They are the best ones I’ve found! You can find them
HERE!
Just like every year I bring out our sweet baby Jesus in the manger. I’ve had this since my kids were babies, so it’s tradition!
The starry heavens sparkled brightly as God sent us the greatest Christmas gift ever!
“I bring you the most joyful news ever announced, and it is for everyone! The Savior – yes the Messiah, the Lord has been born tonight in Bethlehem!’ Luke 2:10 -11 TLB
“This will be a sign to you:You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:12
Someone said “The kitchen is the heart of the home”…I agree! Especially at Christmastime! It smells like love. The kitchen seems to be the happiest room in the house.
One of the things that makes my kitchen cheery is this darling
Susan Branch Calendar that I get every year. It’s old fashioned charm is like eye-candy for my vintage lovin’ heart!
This is where I hang mine…right outside my pantry. It’s so sweet I want to eat it! Lol!
Here’s the front cover for 2020!! You can find it
HERE!
“The whole house smelled good, with the sweet and spicy smells from the kitchen, and the smell of the hickory logs burning with clear, bright flames in the fireplace, and the smell of a clove-apple beside Grandma’s mending basket on the table. The sunshine came in through the sparkling window panes, and everything was large and spacious and clean.” Little House in the Big Woods- Laura Ingalls Wilder
Moo-ry Christmas!!I don’t know why but I love cows…old milk bottles…milk signs. I Love milk gravy with biscuits and milk with my cookies . I think cows are cute and go with Christmas too…especially when you put a wreath around their neck. ☺️♥️ And it’s quite possible that there was a cow or two in the stable when baby Jesus was born…away in the manger. Pass the biscuits and Praise The Lord!
Frosty is jolly-cozy in his hat and scarf! He welcomes us home as we come through the garage door into the mudroom.
“The cheery warmth of the blazing fireplace sets the tone, and the evergreen smell of the decorated Christmas tree fills the air along with the music. We can almost hear the angels singing!” ~ Emilie Barnes
Whether plain or fancy, I think we should decorate in a way that brings comfort and joy into our heart! It’s a scary world out there, let’s do what we can to make our home sweet, safe, clean, cozy, comfy & joyful so our family will feel blessed and loved.
I hope you enjoyed my Country Christmas Home Tour! If you want to see the live version of it come on over! CLICK THIS LINK!
Well, darlin’s I hope you have the
MOST WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS EVER!!
BLESS YOUR FAMILY…KEEP HOME SWEET!
Aunt Ruthie
Hello Sugar Pies! I wanted to wish you a blessed Thanksgiving!
Don’t you love this homey scene! Grandma, wearing her apron basting the golden roasted turkey, a pie sitting on top of the stove, rich brown gravy is probably simmering in one pan and a sweet and tart homemade cranberry sauce in another. The grandkids have arrived with squeals of joy as they hug and kiss grandma and grandpa then run off to see their cousins. A rush of cold wind blows in as Grandpa holds the door open for his daughter and son-in-law but then quickly shuts it when everyone is safely inside. The house is warm, snug and smells delicious! It smells like love. It smells like home. Ahh…this sweet scene brings back so many memories that warm my heart.
Whatever your Thanksgiving looks like this year I’m hoping your home is filled with love, yummy aromas and pie! 
If you ran out of time to make a pie, or pick up a pie, you can whip this together in just a few minutes and to tell you the truth I love it even more that pumpkin pie!! Don’t forget the whipped cream! Here’s the link for the recipe!
AND NOW, HERE’S SOME NEW NEWS….
Sugar Pie Farmhouse now has a private Facebook Page where you can connect with vintage lovin’ gals with a heart for keeping the cozy home fires burnin’ like you! This is the place where Sugar Pie Sisters can join in and talk about anything from Cooking, sharing Recipes, Gardening, Beauty, Decorating, Holiday Ideas, sharing favorite products, Parenting or anything to do with Homemaking! It will feel like we’re sitting around the kitchen table chatting over a good hot cup of coffee or tea with a slice of pie!
If you belonged to the Girl-Talk Forum here on the website or have wanted to join we are meeting over on Facebook now! We’ve had so many technical issues with the current forum. My whole website needs to be updated but the cost is not in my budget right now…so we do what we can do with what we have right? Lol!
Come join us HERE!
If you get a hankering to do a little armchair Christmas browsing you’ll love all the farmhouse goodies I put together in my little online shops. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and a slice of pie and enjoy!
My Farmhouse Christmas Shop!
Mama’s Country Kitchen Shop!
My Farmhouse Furnishings Shop!
My Cozy Home Goods Shop!
The Best Down Home Cookbooks!
My Farmhouse Country Store!
Whether your Thanksgiving is loud and jubilant or sweet and quiet as a flickering candle please know that I am so thankful for you…for following me all these years…for keeping the home fires burning…for loving your family well. We are strong Mama’s, let’s continue to march onward, arm in arm, to bless our family and make home sweet. Sweeter homes will make a better society…a better country…a better world.
Love you all so much!
Aunt Ruthie
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