Winter sunset
. . . I wish you a good one.
And if your culture doesn’t have a holiday at this time of year? No problem. Find something else: a good cup of coffee, a moment when the wind stops blowing, a memory of love. Whatever works for you, I wish you joy.
Notes from the U.K. 
I wish you Joy of the Season too Ellen. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.i’m only reading at night now so a review of the book might take a while but before New Year I hope. Hugd
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Much appreciated, and all the best of the season to you too.
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Winter solstice love to you! Cat Daddy and I are solsticers rather than Christmassers. Louis Catorze doesn’t care either way, as long as he has a lap and cuddles.
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Yeah, that does sound like a cat: celebrate what you want as long as it revolves around me. Wishing you a good solstice.
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You too, Ellen.
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Thanks, Mick. It is kind of nice to have a holiday when everyone wishes each other a good holiday. A good argument for holidays, even if we can’t find any other.
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An excellent argument, Ellen.
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You too Ellen,have a cool Yuletide!
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Thanks, Fraggle. And you.
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The same to everyone. For me it is hard to take a break from my creative writing. I can’t shut off my brain. I am trying to celebrate, and remember those who will not be with us for this seasons celebrations.
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Far be it from me to advocate shutting down the creative flow. Have a good holiday, whether you take time to acknowledge it or just keep writing.
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Happy (insert festival of choice) to you and yours. We celebrate quietly with our son in law, remembering Helen and a sadly growing list of friends and family.
If our eyes are open, there’s still much to enjoy. The glorious sunrise a few days ago, a pheasant suddenly popping up at breakfast time after apparently roosting in the beech tree outside the window. The nuthatch that has taken to visiting our bird table with the tits and robins. Gifts to be treasured. I’m not so keen on the grey squirrels that hoover up the bird food, my “live and let live” self in conflict with my “that’s there for the birds” self.
Well, that’s me done pontificating. Enjoy yourselves!
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Sorry, but that didn’t qualify as pontificating at all. It was quite beautiful. Want to try again?
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I think I’ll quit while I’m ahead, thanks, Ellen.
Jeannie
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:)
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Love the colors, it’s so, beautiful.
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We haven’t seen a lot of actual sky lately–lots of clouds around here–but when we do it’s breathtaking. Today we had a double rainbow. No photo, though. I was driving.
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Merry old-fashioned Christmas, with lots of presents! Sans religion. Music, candles. Thoughts of loved ones, and all those in need around the world.
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Doesn’t sound like the worst way to spend a day. Wishing you one of those as well.
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Thank you, Ellen, and best wishes to you!
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Many thanks. And to you.
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I wish you joy too this Christmas season💝
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Thank you. And to you.
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🙏✨🙏
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I wish you and yours a wonderful festive season too. I hope you experience joy and laughter and treats.
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Thanks, Laura. Wishing you and yours much of the same.
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And a modicum of Peace on your slice of Earth
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My slice, so far, is pretty quiet. I wish I could say as much for the rest of the world. May yours–however small you have to define that slice to find peace–be the same.
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Happy holidays, and thanks for all the great posts this year!
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Oh, thank you for that. It ends my year on a nice note.
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Happy holidays! Best wishes and more great posts ahead!
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Thanks for the good wishes. Sending some back at you.
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Thank you for unearthing so much fascinating info and making us laugh! Wishing you all the best at Christmas and in 2026.
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Thank you for a lovely thank-you. May the world get a huge dose of sense in 2025.
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Thank you, Ellen. No celebrations this year but a sigh of relief that the winter solstice is passing and spring will come (Eventually).
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Signs here, I think, are that that it’s coming a little early. Just this morning I noticed the first bulbs coming up. A couple of miles up the road, the first daffs are in bloom. Surely thaty didn’t do that in December last year. But I’ll stop fretting. Spring will come and we’ll be grateful to see it. All the best.
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Yes, I saw the tips of bulbs in a nearby garden and thought surely they are at least a month early!
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So let us all bake banana bread and take the rest of the advice, trusting that small, ordinary rituals can steady us when the world feels loud, that warmth and patience rise better than panic, and that sometimes the wisest response is simply to share what we’ve made, breathe in the sweetness, and carry on together.
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We could do a lot worse than live by that advice.
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Groovy! 🏄♂️
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