tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post1373373267505716853..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: The Darkest Hour: Chai Shortbread LogsJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-43446744746023443502011-12-21T11:32:55.660-05:002011-12-21T11:32:55.660-05:00I love your description of feeling overrun by the ...I love your description of feeling overrun by the holidays. Normally I love Christmas, but this year it's just feeling like too MUCH, you know? I keep waiting for january to sweep the slate clean.sharahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730625931461269859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-21384460486764238502011-12-17T10:33:04.064-05:002011-12-17T10:33:04.064-05:00I absolutely detest the increasing darkness...but ...I absolutely detest the increasing darkness...but if it means more tea and cookie eating then I think I can accept it. These look delicious!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17133232352924060797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-34096385250420438462011-12-16T23:43:30.192-05:002011-12-16T23:43:30.192-05:00Wow, this time of year is filled with so many emot...Wow, this time of year is filled with so many emotions as it is, to deal with a loss like that seems unbelievable. Thoughts and prayers for your friend and his littles.<br />This recipe looks amazing and love the white chocolate drizzles and all the spices. Yum!Maggie @ Kitchie Coohttp://www.kitchie-coo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-54481043572649962612011-12-16T22:45:48.815-05:002011-12-16T22:45:48.815-05:00Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts for this famil...Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts for this family ... I believe, truly, that our intentions matter, and that somehow, they will feel held by all of you, too.<br /><br />@jjiraffe: I will definitely pass along the resource ... thank you.<br /><br />@bodegabliss: I hope so, too.<br /><br />@nurslouia: interesting ... I didn't know that about Frost ... I can't even imagine.<br /><br />@inBetween and @gwinne: I know ... these are things pregnant women dare not speak of.<br /><br />@Stephanie: I hope you do someday, too, but until then, you have my permission to flatten anyone who tells you that (not that you need it).<br /><br />@kate and @slowmamma: keep breathing ... hope you are both doing well.Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-78739993802136195512011-12-16T21:43:18.848-05:002011-12-16T21:43:18.848-05:00Gorgeous post, J. I love that poem, the stillness...Gorgeous post, J. I love that poem, the stillness of it. And you summed up so perfectly this time of year.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-81987149255695267952011-12-16T08:29:19.284-05:002011-12-16T08:29:19.284-05:00I was so sad to read about the woman who died in c...I was so sad to read about the woman who died in childbirth after trying so long to have children. Sorrow at this time of year always seems to be magnified. Such a terrible loss.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-88934522453802594012011-12-16T03:37:37.640-05:002011-12-16T03:37:37.640-05:00I hate that this season is now laced with sadness ...I hate that this season is now laced with sadness for me. I can only remain hopeful that it is only temporary. I am so sorry to hear about your friend's friend. How awful. My heart goes out to her husband and family. Life is so cruel sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-24223241601084322022011-12-15T22:46:21.667-05:002011-12-15T22:46:21.667-05:00oh my god, that is the saddest situation. Just 10...oh my god, that is the saddest situation. Just 10 seconds of thinking about it and I am totally in tears. That was my worst nightmare, one that I could never even let my mind articulate because it was too sad to contemplate. I am so incredibly sorry.inBetweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17212548401525577878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-75509344649977731702011-12-15T22:09:23.516-05:002011-12-15T22:09:23.516-05:00It's so ironic that the "happiest time of...It's so ironic that the "happiest time of the year" can bring so much heartbreak with it. I'm a happy, blessed person and I love Christmas...but my heart does ache when I think about the little ones that I wish I had. When people tell me that "Christmas is really about the children", my insides twist a little bit, because I wish so much that I had children to share it with. I'm so sorry to hear of the friend of a friend.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420841652300294215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-55751953148532142662011-12-15T13:13:02.887-05:002011-12-15T13:13:02.887-05:00Frost is a good choice. He unfortunately knew a lo...Frost is a good choice. He unfortunately knew a lot about loss, he outlived 4 of his 6 children, 2 died in infancy.nurslouisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749921400852799303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-36209729220972557952011-12-15T12:55:34.269-05:002011-12-15T12:55:34.269-05:00This post is so perfect. I feel that, no matter w...This post is so perfect. I feel that, no matter what you're feeling any particular year, the solstice is a very special time (and surely it's no coincidence that the major religions have important celebrations very close to solstice time).<br />I'm so terribly sorry for that family. Such a tragedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-263404988263772182011-12-15T12:41:08.095-05:002011-12-15T12:41:08.095-05:00I am so, so sad about your friend. I tweeted the l...I am so, so sad about your friend. I tweeted the link out to my twitter followers. There is also a foundation called The Liz Lonegan Foundation, which you may have heard of, that helps newly widowed spouses. He may already be in touch with them, but just in case.<br /><br />Many, many (((hugs)))Jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-8683970250660488502011-12-15T08:45:18.853-05:002011-12-15T08:45:18.853-05:00That story had me bawling...I can't even imagi...That story had me bawling...I can't even imagine if I'd read it before Tiny Boy's birth. My heart goes out to the family.<br /><br />But any dessert with chai in it has to be a good thing...gwinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840990153103781272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-23247178034388368562011-12-15T02:47:06.002-05:002011-12-15T02:47:06.002-05:00So sorry to hear about your friends friend. I can&...So sorry to hear about your friends friend. I can't imagine what that family is going through.<br /><br />I can send you the recipes, I just need your email. I can't seem to find it on your blog.Emily @ablanket2keephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398858102692984237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-18389161575095440092011-12-15T02:12:29.352-05:002011-12-15T02:12:29.352-05:00Oh Justine, your friend's story is hauntingly ...Oh Justine, your friend's story is hauntingly heartbreaking. I can't believe it.Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-43399050601808620252011-12-14T19:53:23.876-05:002011-12-14T19:53:23.876-05:00Oh that story broke my heart, unimaginable.Oh that story broke my heart, unimaginable.rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480554666969330506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-863751505659321672011-12-14T17:45:54.797-05:002011-12-14T17:45:54.797-05:00i'm making these thsi week as soon as i'm ...i'm making these thsi week as soon as i'm healthy enough to do it. we've had a few dark days at our house altely & this post brought me some sense of pending lightness. thank you for that, & here's hoping you are surrounded by light & warmth in your home as well!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610970477653618206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-55355491145362561672011-12-14T17:34:16.982-05:002011-12-14T17:34:16.982-05:00I am so sorry to hear about your friend of a frien...I am so sorry to hear about your friend of a friend. That is absolutely awful!<br /><br />On a lighter note, I'm totally going to try these this weekend.dspencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822835834909155065noreply@blogger.com