Elves Christmas Celebration in the Red Barn
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It’s rumored that Santa has given the elves a night off before the big day to reward their hard work. To verify these speculations we scramble up the ladder outside the big red barn, climb into the hay loft to peer down. Sure enough the elves have gathered to party the night away beneath the white snowflake lights that cast a magical aura over the celebration.
We spy Twinkle Bright elf settled in a chair, her feet tucked in fuzzy red otter slippers propped on a large hay bale. She’s dressed in red jeans and green Christmas sweater with the words “Santa’s Team” 
emblazoned across the front. Her hands are wrapped around a large mug of steaming hot chocolate (her own secret recipe), overflowing with whipped cream and marshmallows as she sings Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer at the top of her lungs. Several elves are dancing around the huge Christmas tree which is decorated with strings of popcorn and cranberries. Bubble lights bubble merrily beside the twinkling lights and shiny baubles on the tree. Brightly colored packages, tied with ribbons and bows are stacked under the evergreen.
Just as Twinkle Bright set her mug on the floor, another elf rushes over and grabs her hand and tugs her to her feet.
“Lets dance.”
The plate with a piece of Fantasy Fudge flys off Twinkle Bright’s lap and crashes to the floor. “Look what you’ve done,” she squeals.
“Sorry.” The elf waves his hand in the direction of the mess, the dish repairs itself, the fudge returns to the plate and hovers in the air in front of Twinkle Bright’s face. “Okay the five second rule applies.” A wide grin spread across his face.
“Not even.” Twinkle Bright narrowed her eyes at him. “New piece of fudge (her famous recipe) on a clean plate.” She snapped her fingers.
“Yeah, yeah… after the dance.” He spun her onto the dance area the reflection from the white snowflake lights shimmer in her copper hair. Her red/green elf hat with twinkling multicolored lights sprinkled on it, bells on the tip flew across the room and smacked Goth Elf in the face. Strains of the Jingle Bell Rock shook the barn. After the dance, Twinkle Bright retrieved her hat as her elfin partner brought over two pieces of Fantasy Fudge on a festive holiday plate. She bit into a piece and closed her eyes. “Hmmmmm.”
“This is a great reward for a job well done.” Her elfin friend commented.
Twinkle Bright nodded in agreement. “Best job in the world.”
Recipe for Fantasy Fudge.
3 cups white sugar
3/4 cup margarine
2/3 cup evaporated milk
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Add all ingredients to list
Directions
- Grease a 9×13-inch pan.
- Mix sugar, margarine, and evaporated milk in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Bring mixture to a full boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted and thoroughly combined. Beat in marshmallow creme, add nuts if you like, and vanilla extract. Pour fudge mixture into the prepared pan and let cool before cutting into squares.
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December 4
Holland Rae – https://hollandrae.com/
Susanne Matthews – https://mhsusannematthews.wordpress.com/
Sorchia DuBois – www.sorchiadubois.com
Mariah Lynne –
December 5
Tena Stetler – https://www.tenastetler.com/category/my-say-what-blog/
Maureen Bonatch – http://www.maureenbonatch.com/blog/
Peggy Jaeger – https://peggyjaeger.com/
Barbara Burke – https://barbaraburkeauthor.wordpress.com/
December 6
Kelly Kalmanson – http://kkweil.blogspot.com
M.S. Spencer – http://msspencertalespinner.blogspot.com
Hywela Lyn – www.hywelalyn.blogspot.com
Reggi Allder – https://reggiallder.blogspot.com/
December 7
Denyse Bridger – http://www.fantasypages.ca
Clair de Lune – https://clairdelunebooks.co.uk/
Karen Blake-Hall – https://kaydenclaremont.wordpress.com/
Casi McLean – http://casimclean.com/a-christmas-to-remember/
December 8
Darlene Fredette – http://findingthewritewords.blogspot.com
Daryl Devore – http://daryldevore.blogspot.ca
Gini Rifkin – http://ginirifkin.blogspot.com
Linda Carroll-Bradd – http://blog.lindacarroll-bradd.com
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
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Posted in My Say What Blog and tagged A Vampire's Unlikely Alliance, Christmas, Elves, Highway Cafe Blog Hop, Highway Cafe Christmas Tour 2017, magic, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Twinkle Bright by Tena Stetler with 23 comments.
Hahahaha! Goth Elf here with a bit of a black eye from the barrage of bells. Which reminds me of a poem by Edgar Allan Poe–
Keeping time, time, time,
In a sort of Runic rhyme,
To the tintinnabulation that so musically wells
From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells–
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells.
Ah–it brings out the Morticia Addams in me.
Fun post, Tena, and that fudge recipe makes my mouth water!
Gotta get your Goth on!Love the poem, so appropriate. LOL Christmas is a time for fun and celebrations. Enjoy them all! Thanks for stopping by Goth Elf! I love Fantasy Fudge!
Now I’m in the mood for some fudge- sounds delicious! I enjoyed your post! I felt like I was out in the big red barn with the elves getting my christmas spirit on!
Thanks that was my intent. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Holidays!
Such a fun post, Tena! And the fudge sounds yummy. Happy Holidays!
Thanks Darlene. I love doing blog hops and elf stories. Thanks for stopping by.
While I couldn’t eat your fudge–I’m allergic to both chocolate and nuts, it does indeed look and sound delicious. I’ll pass the recipe along to someone I know who can make it. My grandkids love that song, buy the way, although they all solemnly swear it wouldn’t be funny it it were me. We have that 2 second rule around here, too.
Must be hard to pass up chocolate and nuts this time of year. I know the effects keep you from missing it to bad
Glad you enjoyed the story. Happy Holidays.
Had to laugh about poor Goth Elf–although she probably LIKES getting smacked in the face 🙂
Not sure about the smacking, it was an accident, but humorous, don’t you think? Thanks for stopping by, glad you were entertained by my post. LOL Happy Holidays!
Hahahah! You’ve got Goth Elf’s number, for sure!
Hi Tena, enjoyed your blog! Thanks for the Fantasy Fudge recipe. Who doesn’t love chocolate? 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Reggi, so glad you liked the recipe and the blog! I had fun with it. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hahaha, oh my goodness, this made me laugh!! And damn, that fudge looks yummy! I think I’m gonna have to try it out for myself! Happy happy holidays to you and yours! <3
Oh, I am so glad my story made you laugh. That was my goal. The fudge is yummy!!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Loved this post – and that recipe looks absolutely yummy -can’t wait to try it out. (I just hope I can get marshmallow cream here in the UK!
Oh, hope so. The fudge is yummy! Thanks for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed the post, tried to make it fun.
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Maybe it’s me, but I’m having a heck of a time finding where to comment of this hop! So nice to hop to your page!
I love fudge! Npopt just the taste, but it reminds me of Christmas past with my mom. Thanks for sharing. Happy Holidays!!
It’s not just you. Having the same problem, takes a bit to find where to comment on some of the blogs. Thanks for stopping by Casi!
This was so funny, just what I needed to brighten my day. Thank you for suggesting it to me. I loved your little elf, so cute and her love of fudge was delightful. Kind of like mine!!!
Happy to brighten your day after all I am Twinkle Bright. Fudge is the best. Thanks for stopping by! Happy Holidays!
The fudge sounds delicious and your post was a lot of fun! Happy holidays!
Thank you K.K. Happy holidays to you too!