Winter Solstice Yule 2011

The Solstice sunrise heralds the lengthening days

and the longest night's clouds scatter

offering, in their passing, a transient window blessing

Many original Yuletide decorations grace our home

Foggy, Jamie and I made this revolving and annually evolving mobile 

and my sister, Sheila made the beaded snowflake

Victor consents to join us for the party!

The holly and the ivy

and Foggy's Christmas candle lights 

 Ficus has a festive dressing

I love this year's mistletoe mobile...

A bit of bling with senti-ments gathered over the years 

we feasted, laughed and drank

raised our glasses to absent friends

ate homemade pizza

played music

told stories

passed a Wassail cup

re-lit last year's Yule log and lit the next

burnt our holly sprigs with all last year's trouble

and crowned the Yule Jester, Bob

What a lovely time of year for parties, family and friends

for remembering and reflecting

 planning and dreaming 

Be your dreams

Solstice blessings to you all

Love and Light

Lindsey

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