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Christmas Decor Goes to the Birds – Part 1

I’ll take my Christmas spirit where I can find it. Today, at a chilly 14°F, I finished decorating my “real” Christmas tree. 🎄 But first, let’s go back to the beginning of this project. Warning; this is going to be a bit of a ramble … just sorting my feelings out so I can moveContinue reading “Christmas Decor Goes to the Birds – Part 1”

Ready or Not – Christmas is Coming

This is a difficult Christmas season for many. I’ve been searching for inspiration; for some small ways to bring a little Christmas cheer to what is currently looking to be a very quiet, at-home Christmas. I’ve managed to come up with a few ideas for brightening the season, but I admit it’s been an uphillContinue reading “Ready or Not – Christmas is Coming”

December in the Woods

In the dreamy, quiet darkness of the midnight hour, with a chill dampness in the air giving more hints of freezing rain than the snow of the previous day, a pair of chickadees snuggled close on a small branch deep inside the sheltering boughs of a towering white spruce tree. Whether from rain or snowContinue reading “December in the Woods”

A Windy December Day

What is it about wind that pushes me to write? Perhaps I just need the distraction, something to draw my eyes from the window where delicate, interlacing tree branches and twigs sway hypnotically. When I was younger, I enjoyed a windy day – especially a windy summer day. I loved watching big, bellowing white cloudsContinue reading “A Windy December Day”