I had made a dozen mince pies. I took great care with them, to make them as good as possible under the circumstances. But tragedy befell! …
Month: December 2008
Set of photographs of the dogs at the beach on Dec 25th, 2008. The deep/dark colours are due to my forgetting that I had a polariser fitted. In most cases, I don’t mind at all. There’s something deep and rich and lovely about these images – they remind me in some ways of oil paintings… like they already have the patina of age, somehow – just vague memories already.
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The Safest Pair of Hands in Scotland just made a Special Delivery to our house. A Special Delivery from Santa, or one of his elves, it would seem – because the parcel is marked “Do not open until Xmas.”
It is addressed to me.
So, it would seem that we may not do Christmas, but Santa does.
I have a fair notion of what the parcel may contain, as I recognise a blue bag from Midlothian when I see it…
18th December arrival: The Yarn Yard Solids Club yarn for November – this time it’s Lochan 50% Merino/50% Tencel. The colour is named Seaglass…
New today from Colourmart – Baby Merino 4ply in “Rustic”. One cone of 300 gms – 3/15NM – Baby Merino 4ply in “Rustic”. One cone of 300 gms – 3/15NM – gving 1,650 yards (2,450 yards per lb) Price: £11.17 incl p&p.
The colour is rich and deep and the feel is soft and sproingy even though the wool is still oiled…
So, we pass the Solstice and find ourselves either mid-Winter and facing the oncoming Spring, or just sinking into Winter. It’s not so much a matter of glass-half-full or glass-half-empty really, more which standard one chooses to adopt. According to the Met Office, Winter has just begun. Me? I understand that there are the oncoming wintry months to face still – but I do like the Pagan tradition of welcoming the returning sun. I just accept that although the sun is on his way, he has an awful long journey to make before we meet him at Platform 5 for his summer holidays in the Northern Isles.