October 9, 2008
Mother’s Cookies closes abruptly. They were a mainstay of my childhood, and now of my lunch-packing years. These frosted sprinkled circus animals were my favorite:

Trivia fact for the day: these little round sprinkles are called “hundreds and thousands” in Australia and New Zealand.
Image from codswallop. Story via Slashfood.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Tragedy! Incredible sadness! I might cry.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
::: pats Spidey :::
October 9th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
This is especially tragic given that, in times like these, we need absolutely all the cookies we can get!
October 9th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Ain’t that the truth!
::: gnaws on paw :::
October 11th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Those look good!
December 7th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
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