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| Apples and Berries |
The winter solstice is upon us. Here in my corner of the world it is a blustery grey day with high winds. It rained for part of the day. The wind has changed since last Monday’s storm. It now blows from the northeast, not the south, a sure sign of the upcoming winter storms that soon will follow from this direction.
Today is an auspicious day for it breathes upon us the coming of a new season. Today David walked the dogs, he fixed our shed door that was threatening to come apart again and he and I refastened the lattice work that the wind has loosened that covers two walls of our dog run. I worked on upcyling a sweater to make it more “me”. Then I prepared a gluten free apple berry crumble to bring to the pot luck dinner that follows each sweat lodge ceremony. The apple berry crumble is now baking and it smells divine. I wrapped a few presents too. One of the benefits of making art is that you have gifts at hand at every moment. Just dive into the studio and voila, gifts appear.
I hope that you will find a gift to give someone today. It is the season. It is so satisfying to give a gift. Selecting it, wrapping it, and handing it to the person are all rewarding. I love the look of expectancy you see on someone’s face when they have just received a gift. It’s that birthday cake look. You know, that glow children and adults get from all the loving attention of the birthday cake with candles’ ceremony? Unabashed joy.
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