Beth Wilmart's   2nd Annual Cookie Exchange Port Townsend, WA Hi Robin, Here are pictures from my second annual Holiday Cookie Exchange, held on Sunday December 11, 2005. We had 15 participants and one guest, and no duplicates on the cookies. The party was in the late afternoon, so I served hot and cold appetizers, coffee, eggnog and wine. I had a prize to give away, but I wasn't sure what we should vote on since we did not taste the cookies at the party. I left it up to each guest to decide which cookie should win a prize. I numbered each cookie type, and we all voted, including an explanation of why it should win. The runaway winner got 8 votes -- mostly for the lovely presentation. You can see them on the far left of the picture, in the back. They were apricot-filled crescents dipped in chocolate and nuts. The prize was well-deserved -- they were delicious. Thank you for posting the pictures on your website. I included a link to last year's party photos with my invite this year. One person said she made the same cookie again this year because it "looked so cute in the picture on the website." Until next year, Beth Wilmart Port Townsend, WA Front row, left to right: Pam, Tracy, Gail, Christy, Kendra, Jenifer, Laura, Cynde, Deb. Back row: Sarah, Beth (me), Christee, Lisa, Linda, Shilah. http://www.robinsweb.com/graphics.html Copyright©2004 Robin L. Olson, Robin's Web, All Rights Reserved.