I’m writing this post in that sometimes-quiet space between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, when the presents have been unwrapped, too much food already consumed, and the idea of one more social engagement might put me right over the edge. I’m still listening to soft holiday music – Celtic instrumental holiday music to beContinue reading “Welcome 2026. Now Please be Quiet.”
Category Archives: seasonal
My Holiday Gift to Myself: Curation
As 2025 draws to a close and we celebrate the holidays that are familiar to us, I’m curating what to include in my life as we move into a new year.
November Lights
Light fills our lives in so many ways. The invitation to share light and warmth is strong at this time of year.
Welcome Long Nights
One of the gifts of being older and being outside the standard workforce with kids grown, is that I can often do things whenever it suits me. What time it gets dark isn’t an issue. I forget this fact until I have a conversation with someone who is not looking forward to the longer nights,Continue reading “Welcome Long Nights”
Turning the Page
In the quiet before the explosion of New Year’s Eve, I thought of a few reasons to welcome the New Year.
Winter Wishes
The solstice will be here in just a few days, the long nights of winter slowly shortening as the sun moves back north for warmer months. But I’m loving right now, the cozy evenings, the holiday lights like electric confetti sprinkled over different neighborhoods, the pile of family gifts growing downstairs where they wait forContinue reading “Winter Wishes”
Hello, December
I love the month of December. Most of it is about anticipation – for holidays of all sorts, time with friends or family, traditional foods we indulge in only during this time of year. But it is the quieter side of December that gets my attention. The hush of snow falling. The early dark. HowContinue reading “Hello, December”
Thanksgiving Prep
This Thanksgiving, find your joy.
Tinges of Autumn
Colors are shifting. Autumn is spreading its gold over everything.
Un-Wintery Winter
The end of January and beginning of February in Minnesota should be bone-chilling, with snow that comes up to my knees, and frosty window panes in the garage that sparkle in morning sun. I should be turtling into my warmest sweatshirt, mug of steaming hot coffee in my hands. That is not the case. I’mContinue reading “Un-Wintery Winter”
One Minnesota Crone 