………………..I love the detailing on the nutcrackers…..I would get more….but…..there isn’t any more room on the coffee table!…..As Jac used to say to me when I was going overboard…….”Louis…..take yourself in hand”……….I’ll have to remember that the next time I get tempted!
……………..A closer look at the Nutcrackers, and my Nutcracker pillow that matches my new Nutcracker tree skirt.
……………….This CHRISTMAS STOLLEN has been in the DUBELLE family for generations…..Jac used to bake it every Christmas morning with her mom, after a full day of kneading and rising until it was braided in currants, and left to rise for the last time overnight. When Jac’s mom moved in with us it became a DUBELLE-DELL’OLIO tradition….When Jac’s mom passed, Jac and I continued to make it ever Christmas……Now….I am keeping the tradition going by making one every Christmas morning…..It baked for 30-35 minutes and then out of the oven it came to be basted with lots of melted butter…..Once cool I dusted it with powdered sugar….or as Jac used to say….”SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN”…….My coffee is brewing, and then I shall cut myself a BIG PIECE!…….MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERTONE!!!…….and a MERRY CHRISTMAS….to my JAC.
Sorry this video was not allowed to be played….I’m guessing due to the Christmas music in the background!?
Posted by Louis Dell’Olio on Tuesday, December 24, 2024
I can only guess that my Christmas Eve video wasn’t allowed to be played because of the Christmas music playing in the background!?….But…it can still be seen on my FACEBOOK page……