The Winter Solstice occurs at 8:19 to night, and of course today is the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere. Too bad it doesn't correspond to New Year's Day or Christmas. Of course lots of good pagan symbolism abounds including evergreen trees, wreaths, garlands, and red berries. Our gardens have two patches of winterberry bushes and the females are loaded with bright red berries, and they look great this year. Later today TPP must get some firewood, some yule logs, to brighten the house, whether he listens to yuletide carols or not. Yule is a 12 day celebration/season that begins with Christmas and ends with the 12th night after, and a lot of partridges in pear trees. This reminds TPP that the Phactors made a pear dessert for a French dinner a week ago. The ripe pears were marinated in red wine with apple brandy and spices until that got all nicely burgundy in color and then they were served on a bed of homemade caramel (tricky stuff) but really, really good.
On the whole it is a good season and a good enough reason to celebrate without all the religious over tones. So be happy, be glad, have drinks and dinners with friends and relatives.
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