happenings
Word came Friday that my daughter received early acceptance into the university of choice. She is so happy and quite relieved to know where she’ll be attending school in the fall. She has worked very hard and I’m happy for her that she is being rewarded this way.
I love this month of December. The dark, cold days of winter are upon us and I take comfort in them. The earth is buried under frost, snow and ice, taking a long quite time out….and I will follow it’s lead and try and do the same. The indoor projects that are easily ignored in the summer now take on new life. Hot teas and coffee are abundant and warm dishes emerge from the oven nourishing and warming us from the inside out. Every blanket/quilt we own is off the shelf and onto the beds. With this old house drafts are plenty but I wouldn’t want it any other way. Drafts are actually health for us. They give our homes breath. I love December not only for the holidays but it is my birthday month and this year is my 40th, which has brought new meaning to life for me lately. I wouldn’t say its a mid-life crisis but more of a recognition that I can do whatever I damn well please with my life and no one gets to tell me it’s childish, foolish or unattainable. That horrible self-doubt and self inflicted guilt that was so in my face in my 30’s is gone and I find myself really liking who I am and where I’m at.
This month brings much baking, cooking, decorating and such but I am really looking forward to celebrating Winter Solstice. I will be having a two day celebration…..the 20th for my birthday and continuing on into the 21st for solstice. I don’t quite have the details but when I do I’ll let you know.
