The Angel's Candle

The Angel's Candle

The Fourth Advent Candle

Was lit today for Afternoon Tea

We missed church this morning

and the lighting of the Advent candles there

For it was cancelled

because of the snow and ice!

But we still have our Advent tradition at home

The Christmas china, a Christmas cake plate found last year

And cookies from Saturday -- 

"leftovers"!

Currant gingerbread (for it makes a lot)

and dried cherry brown sugar shortbread stars.

Stars because it is the Angel's candle!

When the fourth candle is lit,

Christmas is almost here.

We've been baking and cleaning and wrapping

to get ready for Christmas

and the arrival of our grandgirl, Lucy and her parents

on Tuesday night

The last of the cookies --

the cutout ones, frosted because Daughter Sarah and I prefer them that way

still need to be baked as does the gingerbread men.

On Tuesday, I'll join Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday,  and Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday.