When a friend asked for a craft night sleepover with my kids, and Ravn emailed me notification of pending flight expiration, I acted on a whim. I booked a night for Chris & I here, complete with massage appointments and a fancy dinner this evening. We’ll be home in less than 24 hours. Happy Anniversary, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to us.
Tonight, I made a stew with halibut and clams that we caught in our bay. I followed a recipe from a local homesteader/restaurateur’s cookbook. I cooked with a white wine from the winery down the street. I don’t think a day goes by without me saying, I love where we live. Chris usually replies with, Say it again.
Tonight, I made a stew with halibut and clams that we caught in our bay. I followed a recipe from a local homesteader/restaurateur’s cookbook. I cooked with a white wine from the winery down the street. I don’t think a day goes by without me saying, I love where we live. Chris usually replies with, Say it again.
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December 25, 2022
It’s been a pretty fantastic 24 hours. Merry Christmas!
“Plants and animals don’t fight the winter; they don’t pretend it’s not happening and attempt to carry on living the same lives that they lived in the summer. They prepare. They adapt. They perform extraordinary acts of metamorphosis to get them through. Winter is a time of withdrawing from the world, maximising scant resources, carrying out acts of brutal efficiency and vanishing from sight; but that’s where the transformation occurs. Winter is not the death of the life cycle, but its crucible.”
— Katherine May
Winter Solstice tells us we have turned another year. I had no idea I’d grow to treasure this day when I first moved to Alaska. I love this place and its people, and the person I am becoming thanks to both. Thanks, God.
Today my husband started counseling for the first time ever and loved it, but didn’t want to talk about it. Tonight I made tissue paper lanterns for our solstice party with friends, where we will look at each other in the cold dark and whisper we have turned another year. I am proud of both.
Instead of spending lots of money on a vacation this week, we spent a lot of money on cross-country skis for the family. Here’s to new adventures and hopefully, maybe a hobby for Momma.