Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Happy New Year

My friend Carole sent an Artist Trading Card.
She is a delight!
I am looking forward to 2012.
I am looking forward to the Year of the Water Dragon.
I am a Water Dragon! I am a Rain Dragon!

I have begun another serious study.


I am very interested in the Divine Feminine.
I want to know the history of the Goddess.



I have fallen in love with Maat.
Ancient Egyptians had remarkable myths.
I also love Kuan Yin.


The more I learn the more I want to know.

Soon I will pack up the Christmas decorations.
Soon I will bring out my Asian things.

January is almost here.


The Christmas waxing crescent moon is keeping me company
as I wait for the New Year.
May you have a very Happy New Year.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

St. Lucia Day

In Sweden the Christmas Holiday begins on December 13th,
 St. Lucia Day.

I have been reading about St. Lucia today.
I have been learning her story and how her day is celebrated.
Gingerbread is part of the celebration as is a lovely bread that is
served in the morning.
Making gluten free gingerbread is on my list to do.
We had thought we would bake some today but
after we baked our yeast bread we decided to do up
the gingerbread another time.
Our bread turned out great.
It rained all day. I looked back at the photographs from last December 13th and saw we had snow.

It is so pretty when it snows.

I am wishing for snow.

I want to go walking in the snow.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

St. Nicholas Day

When I awoke this morning it was snowing.

I made a wish.
This is our first snow of the season.
It is St. Nicholas Day.
A joyful day.
A magical day for our first snow.

I am cutting out large snowflakes
to use on our dining room table.

The kale held handfuls of snow.
The cone flower heads caught just a dusting.

Our first white tulip bloomed this morning.
I have 83 more scattered about the house.
I hope to have white tulips all of December.
The geraniums are blooming
as are the yellow mums I brought in last week.

The white Butterfly bushes are also in bloom.
If any of the 14 Black Swallowtail Butterflies emerge from their chrysalis I have food!
The rosemary continues to grow.

We began baking Christmas cookies this afternoon.
Three dozen Raisin Oatmeal
and four dozen Peanut Butter.
Both are gluten free and delicious!
I have a collection of Christmas copper molds
that I hang in the kitchen every year.

I was so pleased when I found a couple more at the second hand shop. They take 50% off on Tuesdays for 55 and older!
I qualify.

Next Tuesday we plan on baking Gingerbread.

After cleaning up the kitchen I went outside.
I bundled up since it was only 25 degrees.


I wanted to be with the birds
for a little while.

The sun was warm
and the wind from the north was a gentle breeze.

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

End of November




I sat outside in the sun with the birds for about an hour this afternoon. I bundled up with my book and blanket.
It was chilly but the sun felt warm.


I would like to be outside as much as possible this winter.
I want to spend as much time with the birds as I am able.





The north wind was a moderate breeze today keeping the wind spinner turning and the wind harp playing. The waxing crescent moon advanced across the sky. Venus is once again our evening star and Jupiter rises at sunset.



I did up the window boxes with pine boughs and suet cakes.
I brought in three of the yellow mums that were growing in the window boxes. They are still blooming!


The Geraniums I brought in the first of October are in full bloom.
The white Butterfly bushes are blooming.



My Halloween Pansies are still blooming.
 I have them on the fireplace hearth.
The forced white Tulips are leafing out. The mint and rosemary are growing just fine on the window sills.
My indoor gardens are looking splendid.


Tuesday is our new baking day.
We are learning to bake glutton free.
I simply substituted the wheat free flour mix for the wheat flour.
We will see how they taste.



I have a few Christmas Trees in the kitchen.
Behind the sink is my terra-cotta tree.
It sets the kitchen theme.



I also have a snowman tree.
Snowmen show up all over my house as do Gingerbread Men
I am saying goodbye to November.


I am ready for December.
I am ready for cookies and milk.
I smell the cinnamon rolls.
I think they will be very tasty.

I think December will be lots of delicious fun!