It’s Time for Stir Up Sunday — And Remembering What Is Really Important This Season

Today at Old Stone Well Farm I share a few post-Thanksgiving traditions with you as I collect evergreen to decorate my 18th-century home here in Vermont and fire up the almost-complete stone bake oven (it just needs a slate roof!).

This is a time to prepare for the holidays…and I don’t find meaning in the malls and shopping. Rather, I find meaning in the simple things — and, of course, in whipping up my Christmas puddings and fruitcake, because today is the day to do so.

The Sunday before Advent is not only Christ the King Sunday, but Stir Up Sunday, when all the Christmas puddings and fruitcakes should be made, giving the brandy and rum a full five weeks to soak in!

I’m curious. Do you like fruitcake? Let me know. And share a favorite family recipe if you have one. I love collecting family favorites.

Thanks for coming to the farm. Please take a moment to hop over to YouTube and like and comment on Old Stone Well Farm’s channel there — and tell a friend or two to stop by. Blessings!

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