November 29, 2007
The Solstice Wreath shines on!
The days are so short now, you can turn on your holiday lights at 5 p.m.! It’s Solstice time, the year is long in the tooth, the new year is coming. Hooray. Here is our beautiful and big Solstice wreath — made from our own vine! What a warm reminder that the days will grow longer soon. Here’s to next year’s grapes! Sol Invictus! Happy holidays everyone.
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November 30th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Yes. Around these parts you can turn your holiday lights on by about 4:15, but that requires having put up holiday lights. I never seem to get around to doing that before the holidays are over and the days are long again.
November 30th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Nice wreath, I also meant to say.
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:31 pm
It’s beautiful. I like the end of year festivities, mostly because I like it when the days begin to lengthen again.
December 3rd, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Thanks for your comments on the wreath, guys. I really enjoyed making it and it makes such a nice light that I hate to take it down every year — it is there ’til Jan.
And Janice, we like to celebrate the solstice and the turning of the year. To say, hey we’re still alive here in the dark; let’s have a glass of champagne. Especially good: we can just celebrate the self-renewing nature of life, the universe, and everything, without wrapping it up in the worship of a supernatural being. Happy New Year!
Coming soon, our solstice tree and a .pdf for some cool decorations.