Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

In the Bleak Midwinter: Winter Solstice on the Homestead

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan/earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone . . . . —Christina Georgina Rossetti, In the Bleak Midwinter Indeed. Today, the Winter Solstice, although identified now as the first day of … Continue reading →

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A Lost Day

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mark Zeiger

I’m fond of speaking of the Christmas season as a “time out of time,” when the normal “rules” of time are warped, even disregarded. I seem to have gotten a little too deep into that, as I lost a day … Continue reading →

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