Merry Christmas and welcome to my little corner of Pennsylvania! All the photos are ‘labeled’ so enjoy a peek around my home. My husband and I both took the photos here. I may add more! Thanks Boo Mama for hosting this again! Check out the post under this one for some free stuff!
A late add, but here’s a yummy bar cookie!
Rum Raisin Cheesecake squares
(I can’t find the book I used, so copied it from a group I’m in-from a post from last year!)
1/3 cup butter or margarine softened
1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3 Tablespoons rum (or extract)
1/2 cup raisins (I used golden raisins)
To make th crust-cream together the butter and brown sugar, stir in the flour, and add the nuts. Press into an 8-or 9-inch square pan., reserving some of the crumbs to use as a topping. Bake in 350 deg oven for 10-12 minutes. Cool.
With a mixer beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Add the sugar, egg and rum, beat well. Then stir in the raisins. Spread the mixture over the cooked crust, then sprinkle with the remaining crumbs. Bake in a 350 oven for 20-25 minutes.
Makes 9-12 servings.
Collages & Creative Goodness 
Oh, how lovely, Dianne!!
Love your slide show!
Oh so pretty!!!
Mine’s posted. I have two versions.
A thumbnail short version
and
a
slide show long version.
Love your snow babies, your feather wreath and of course you celtic cross ornament.
Merry Christmas to you and yours from Northern Ireland.
OK, I am loving how you display your Christmas cards! It looks so great! Merry Christmas!
The cardinal wreath is gorgeous. Merry Christmas!
Wow, you really know how to deck them halls!! The snowbabies are so cute, and everything looks so festive! TFS!!
Good morning Dianne:-) From the outside to the inside, everything looks beautifully decorated at your home! I’m just fascinated with your snowbaby display, absolutely delightful!! Your Christmas calendar is really gorgeous too, you did a terrific job with it. xox
I love that gingerbread ornament. Thank you for the lovely tour.
I adore the snow babies! Thanks for having us over.
Your snowbaby display looks wonderful from outside (inside, too, of course). Everything is so festive it’s hard to believe that you were not feeling up to snuff this year.
Wow. Your house is so festive this season! I love it! My favorites are your mantle and Christmas calendar.
Your decorations look lovely. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas
Your mantle looks so pretty! Everything is so festive!
Everything looks wonderful, thanks for having us all over 🙂 Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.
Jamie Lea
everything looks awesome! i love your decos! good idea using the slideshow! then ya get to have all your pics in there! i enjoyed that!
You have some beautiful Christmas decorations! Just lovely!
Beautiful decoration !
Lovely decorations, thanks for sharing.
So festive and beautiful. You have worked hard. Very creative.
Robin
Your decorations are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas to you & yours!
Jennifer 🙂
Your home is positively beautifully decorated! Merry Christmas!
My favorite is your angel ornament and I am so intrigued by your Christmas calendar. Too Cool.
Enjoyed your slide show. Beautiful decorations.
Love the feather wreath and the glass gingerbread ornament! Merry Christmas!
Lovely decorations – very inviting!
Lots of pretty things. You did a lovely job of displaying them. Thanks for sharing.
every thing looks great.. Thank you for the tour.
Merry Christmas
Love the slide show – gorgeous decorations. I just want to stroke that feather wreath! Really love your Santa cat Cosmo in the sidebar – shame our Madison refuses to dress up!
Wow! You have quite a bounty of Christmas decor! Beautiful. enjoy…
look at all those cards! what a nice slide show!
Loved the feather wreath!!! Also, the one with cardinals. The whole slide show was delightful, and fun. Thanks for hosting us!
TM
it just keeps going, you have your house so well decked out. thanks for letting us visit.
The Celtic cross ornament is absolutely beautiful – what a treasure. Your house is so festive – thanks for sharing it with us!
love all your pics…the snow babies you have are beautiful. very nice thanks for sharing
A slideshow- how creative! And your decorations -so festive! Thank you for taking the time to share your home.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!
That gingerbread ornament is a cutie! And I love the green feather wreath – so luxurious!
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How beautiful. Good luck on your Etsy sales.
In Christ’s Joy
Everything looks so nice! Were those Christmas cards that looked like a scrapbook display? Very pretty!
I think you did a wonderful job decorating. I loved your tree. Thanks for sharing. God Bless and Merry Christmas!
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