The days are short, it’s getting colder, the Christmas tree and decorations are up, gifts are wrapped and cards have been sent. Christmas is almost here – the birds are busy in the garden during the short Winter days, foraging for berries and eating seed and fat from the bird feeders – it feels like the world is in waiting.
Writing has slowed to a standstill for me at the moment – I am painting and crocheting my way to the New Year – then I will begin again. I find this a very hard time of year – missing family who have passed away, combined with the cold and dark – it can be very difficult. So I try to take it a day at a time, keep busy, get out when there is a glimmer of sunshine – we will all get there in the end and Spring will arrive eventually.
I wish you all a happy Christmas – or at the least, a peaceful Christmas. Take care of each other and enjoy the quiet delights of Winter (and there are many). I hope this time is not too much of a struggle for you, and wish you all the very best for the New Year.
