We lunched, we shopped... ~ CookingFood.Org

Almonte, Ontario is a great little town to shop at Christmas. It`s quaint little stores and beautiful galleries brought my friends, Natalie and Ronna to our neck of the woods once again. We brought my walking buddy, Susan from Zaza`s Corner http://readymadecosmos.blogspot.ca/along this time so the ladies could meet and we had a great time.

Natalie, Sue, Ronna and me

We lunched at the Robins Nest, which I recommend highly but do get there early if you have to have their butterscotch pie, and then shopped `til we dropped. The ladies went home happy and content that they had `checked off`` many on their shopping list.

I am still coughing from my cold but may I just say this...``I will not run out of honey for many months to come.`` It will go in my tea, on my toast and I know I will benefit from it`s goodness.
Natalie came bearing gifts of both liquid and solid honey, home-made soap, David`s Tea and a lovely cook-book put together by her favorite local animal shelter.
Natalie is one of the most talented women I know. She is an artist, raises bees, chickens, ducks, makes her own amazing soaps and I just found out today she also plays the piano. Geesh.....
I love Ronna`s artwork and she gifted me with this adorable hot plate with the image of her Matzoh Man (her ginger cat) on top.He was a stray that came to her for food and shelter and with time she was able to get him into her home. He is now a happy and contented house-cat.

Aw....I just love this. Gwyn loves it, too. It`s going right in my kitchen.

Another sweet little painting from Ronna will go on my bedroom wall. I`ll show you in a later post.
And she knows my love of dishes and brought me a thrifted white plate to add to my collection.
Wow...it really was Christmas for me today.

Don`t wait so long to visit again, ladies.
Drop by to meet Natalie at http://knatolee.blogspot.ca/ & Ronna athttp://ronnas.blogspot.ca/

Then it was off to pamper Caesar and his side-kick, Ace.
Look how handsome this guy is and he`s a love-bug, too. We spent half an hour just snugglin`on the couch.

Caesar

Shy boy Ace
I have another beauty to care for this weekend. You`ll meet her soon.

hugs, Deb