Swiftly the dews of the gloaming are falling: Faintly the bugles of Dreamland are calling. O hearken, my darling, the elf-flutes are blowing, The shining-eyed folk from the hillside are flowing, I’ the moonshine the wild-apple blossoms are snowing, And louder and louder where the white dews are falling The far-away bugles of Dreamland are […]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
New Years Eve has arrived once again, 2009 slipping by so quickly. The Blue Moon arrives tonight, the second full moon in month. Enjoy the day and night and the energy this moon brings.
Today is a quiet day with soft light snow and clouds. I am taking a break between household tasks to enjoy the moment and the season. Christmas Eve and Day went smoothly though I find myself changing each year more and more. The day itself does not hold the magic it used to, while I […]
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away. ~Eva Logue
Morning is here and the deck is covered in snow, at least six inches. The snow has just started again, falling in big picturesque flakes and we are expecting about ten inches today and another eight tomorrow. Needless to say I am glad to be stationed safely at home, not having to travel. We have […]
Tonight is one of those rare quiet moments, especially in the midst of the holiday season. Again I have simplified this year and I am enjoying it more than I can say. The food is purchased, the trees up and the rugs steamed. The real tree arrived the same day I ordered it and it […]
Change is hard, really hard but it seems things are finally different this holiday season. Yule has begun and I am enjoying this season more than ever. Apparently I had to groan and moan about it, fuss and cry and basically be all unpleasant over the past two years, before I could do what I […]
“On the first day of winter, the earth awakens to the cold touch of itself. Snow knows no other recourse except this falling, this sudden letting go over the small gnomed bushes, all the emptying trees. Snow puts beauty back into the withered and malnourished, into the death-wish of nature and the deliberate way winter […]
“To be an angel, one need not have wings. In giving love there is an equal grace. Nor need one seek the aura in the face, As love unveils the beauty of all things.” Francois Couperin
“Shall we liken Christmas to the web in a loom? There are many weavers, who work into the pattern the experience of their lives. When one generation goes, another comes to take up the weft where it has been dropped. The pattern changes as the mind changes, yet never begins quite anew. At first, we […]
