A Candy House

My husband Eugene loves decorating for Christmas. Last year he spotted a two-story candy house that he wanted to buy, but he didn't like the $200 price tag. He's pretty handy with tools and pretty creative too. So he came home and got to work designing his candy house. Of course I thought he would want me, the cookie decorator, to give him some tips and just be generally helpful. Well, that's not what Eugene had in mind. He wanted to do it all by himself. He did let me make the icing, but that was it. When he had finished, he placed the house on a chest in our front hall. Then he surrounded it with our collection of Christmas carolers and covered the scene with snow. I must admit that it was pretty impressive. Now that he's had a bit of practice, this year's house should be even more spectacular.