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The Watches of the Longest Night

The Winter Solstice has come, Midwinter’s Night, or, for those completely out of touch with the reality of our hemisphere’s seasons, “the first day of winter.” Ironically, it does feel more like the beginning of winter than the middle, on … Continue reading

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In the Bleak Midwinter: Winter Solstice on the Homestead

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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