Day 18 | Valentine on your Christmas Tree

Hello, Day 18, with only a week left to pull off the miracle of Christmas.  
I put some surprises in the bag today. Wrapped a miracle that touches my husband kind, Ssh its a secret, and I'm not telling.

Are you enjoying my posts as much as I'm enjoying creating them for you?
Oh, the increase of Christmas Spirit, yippee!

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This tinsel-lined Valentine has four valuables hidden inside.

• an Ernest Hemingway historical aah moment 
• Two YouTube's with my favorite Loving on Purpose Coaches, Danny & Sherri Silk. Unmasking Fear: The Goal of Connection & Communicating in Conflict. 
• And you can thank me in the comments: my coveted Red Velvet Cake recipe with original Waldorf Astoria Ermine Icing. Complete with Downloadable, Printable Recipe and step by step help. ⬇︎

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the original Red Velvet Cake

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A little historical romance from the heart of the Author

"Mary Welsh Hemingway quotes this Valentine's Day couplet that EH
wrote for her in 1956 ((How It Was, p. 428). EH had grown so fond
of their Christmas tree that he would not allow it to be removed
until months after Christmas."

Credit Goodreads

If my Valentine you won't be, I'll hang myself on your Christmas Tree" Ernest Hemingway

via GIPHY

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A Beautiful Recipe Gift
for your Valentine
on your Christmas Tree

Entire recipe and Ermine Frosting, register above

This celebration show stopper was introduced to me via the legend from the Waldorf Astoria during world war two. Originally I picked up the recipe and story in the food column of the    New York Times.  I have since noticed a lot of variations out there.  
Butter & Buttermilk is a must for me and the "Gravy Icing" which I found in my vintage Mary Mead cookbook.  I later learned that this Southern Gravy Icing was the same. Traditionally, red velvet cake is iced with a French-style butter roux icing (also called ermine icing)  
I have never served it with anything else.  

Free Printable Download Above

Red Velvet Cake with Original Ermine Icing

Another Marriage hint that has helped me stay aware and focus

I made a special place in my daily journal, to write down all the little things my husband does for me each day.
From Cooking to yard care or helping me (ASAP) with a project. Especially  those little nagging things: that he finally remembered to do (because they bug me!) Like fluff the pillows in the living room chair he sat in, closing his closet doors, and putting his clothes in the laundry hamper instead of using the trash can as a temporary stash.
After 39 years we all have those little buggers. When I write them down it helps me with my GRATITUDE ATTITUDE. Amen

Happy Christmas

See you tomorrow!