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I opened December with this lovely door that I discovered tucked away on a sidestreet in the tiny town of Valley, so I thought it would be fitting to close December with another door, a portal into a new month and a new year.
At the beginning of the month, I was so excited about December Views, but the actual experience completely blew away my expectations. Thank you so much to Darlene for creating and organizing this wonderful month of discovery and quiet beauty. I am very shy (at least until you get to know me well) but I have managed to meet wonderful people this month, and since my world is often small and self-contained, I am unspeakably grateful for this. And a huge thank you to everyone who visited my blog during December Views. I appreciate your comments and the chance to get to know you.
Happy New Year!
A few completely random things I have encountered during the month of December…
Merry Christmas to all, from our family to yours
the last of autumn’s apples and golden leaves peeking through the snow
my husband and neighbors digging out all day long
weeds behind the garage, turned picturesque by the snow
simply unbelievable amounts of snow caught in tree branches
and weighing down the world
evergreens turned into the epitome of a Christmas wonderland
For more pictures, go here
I woke up to 20 inches of snow this morning, and it is still coming down just as hard… So to stave off the panic (this Southern gal really doesn’t handle the snow well), I am gathering up all the bright and beautiful moments around me:
brightly colored wrapping paper
hanging snowflake lights in the window
the mysterious quality of those lights shining through the curtains
Willow’s face as she watches the Christmas decorations go up
Santa’s sleigh rushing by like a comet
the cozy warm glow surrounding the antique birdcage I bought in Sandpoint
The past few days, I have been drawing inward upon myself, feeling all too quiet inside, finding it more difficult to reach outside myself. And I don’t even know why… Today is the worst so far. I am feeling so lonely it hurts, despite the fact that this month has been truly stellar in terms of connecting with wonderful new people. Things have been going pretty well, really–I put up Christmas decorations, and the house is brightly colored and cheerful; it snowed only 3″ over the weekend instead of the 8-14″ predicted; the coming new year excites me–so many possibilities–a new house, finding an artist for the game my husband and I designed, maybe finishing the novel I’m writing (if I can keep up this steady pace, that is); there is hot chocolate and star-shaped cookies, fun socks, evenings with old friends, December Views… and the list goes on, a hundred and one small things that are bright in my life right now. So where has this sadness come from? And how do I yank myself out of it?
