December 24th, 2013 § Comments Off on Peace on Earth . . . § permalink
Happy Holidays
Wishing You All Things Merry & Bright!
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December 21st, 2013 § § permalink
December’s Cold Moon Sets at Dawn, Slipping Beyond the Snow-Covered Conifers
Although her icy chariot swept across New England a bit early this year, Winter officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere at 10:11am ET today, or December 21 at 17:11 UTC. While the shift is slight at first —mere minutes added to each day— slowly, the increase in sunlight will become more and more noticeable; welcome change indeed.
On this shortest day and longest night, I like to celebrate the change in seasons with a special cocktail toast by firelight. How will you mark the Winter Solstice this year? Find facts about the shift in seasons on EarthSky.com, here.
Find The Krampus, a Winter Solstice Cocktail Recipe, Here.
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December 14th, 2013 § § permalink
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Season’s greetings, friends. I’ve been away from my desk for awhile, busy preparing for winter and planning for exciting things to come. But time marches on, and suddenly I realized, it’s been weeks since my last post. The season is changing quickly now, with frigid weather marking late autumn’s end. These last few weeks have been a blur; dramatic, wintry weather shrouding the landscape with a moody mix of fog, sleet, soft snow and freezing rain. Winter’s chariot is on the way, and the Secret Garden has morphed into a magical ice palace, waiting to greet her . . .
A Stroll Through the Secret Garden is Like a Walking Inside a Magical Snow Globe
And Early December Snowfall is Always the Prettiest
Before All of the Papery, Delicately Dried Flowers are Buried Beneath a Mountain of White
And the Secret Garden Steps are Lost Under Winter’s Snowy Blanket
It’s Time to Illuminate the Lanterns, Lightly-Dusted at the Secret Garden Door
And Light the Tree for Solstice, Here in the Enchanted Forest
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