For those of you this Christmas
For those of you who hate Christmas – ignore it, do your own thing, take pleasure in what you haven’t had time to do this year
For those of you who love Christmas – max out – go full carol, Christmas pud, crackers, no apologies
For those of you who feel lonely – we all … Read more
Wishing you warmth and rest on this winter solstice
Not the traditional Christmas
Do you know, I am feeling so good for December and I think that’s partly because I’ve largely ignored Christmas. I have a tree in the corner of the room and there are lights on it, but we haven’t put the baubles on and there haven’t been carols playing. I have … Read more
2022 Christmas chaos and words of wisdom from the past
What a scramble to the end of term and the end of 2022. Schools in Wales didn’t break up until the 21st or 23rd December and so it really felt like we were all staggering to the finish line of one race and then falling into Christmas.
It was made worse by the fact that … Read more
The perfect Christmas card
Next year I need to make or find the perfect Christmas card.
One which doesn’t say
‘Merry Christmas’,
‘Happpy Christmas’,
‘Have Fun’,
‘Party!’
‘Have a fabulous New Year’.
Instead a card which says;
‘I’m thinking of you’…
I’m thinking of you because
I know this year,
most years
have hard stuff in them,… Read more
2019 review – Winter Solstice Reflections
Tomorrow (Sunday) is the shortest day. At 04:19 tomorrow morning, the sun reaches its most southerly declination of -23.4 degrees which means it is when the North Pole is tilted farthest away from the Sun, and so we have the fewest hours of sunlight of the year.
I miss the sun and the light. I’m … Read more