Only 24 days till Christmas!
Happy December 1st! The official countdown to Christmas has begun.
Living in a place where it gets cold for Christmas and where there is an actual possibility of snow, was one of the things that JM and I most enjoyed last year. We had forgotten, after almost 30 years in Los Angeles, that Christmas has its own set of smells, sounds and sensations in a place that "does" winter.
The weather is finally cooperating, with nighttime temps getting down to freezing, and everything looking frosty and misty in the morning. When we go out for our evening walk, there is that distinct smell of winter in the air: a blend of woodsmoke and frost that you just don't find in a city. It tends to make both of have those Proustian "Memories of things past" moments.
Even the residents of the Possum Kingdom, who often tend to complain about the weather no matter what it is, seem to be quite pleased at the change. Everyone is getting into the seasonal mood, putting up decorations, making holiday plans, etc. It is a really cheerful time of year.
The downside of the cold is that you often don't see quite as much of the neighbors, as everyone does tend to huddle indoors on a winter's evening, but I guess we can't have everything. We're trying to lure them out tonight, with JM giving a slide show about California at the library. Noëlle and I are both baking treats to serve afterwards, so maybe the combination of pretty pictures and the first of the holiday goodies will be enough to tempt a few folks out of hibernation.
Ciao for now.
Randy
Living in a place where it gets cold for Christmas and where there is an actual possibility of snow, was one of the things that JM and I most enjoyed last year. We had forgotten, after almost 30 years in Los Angeles, that Christmas has its own set of smells, sounds and sensations in a place that "does" winter.
The weather is finally cooperating, with nighttime temps getting down to freezing, and everything looking frosty and misty in the morning. When we go out for our evening walk, there is that distinct smell of winter in the air: a blend of woodsmoke and frost that you just don't find in a city. It tends to make both of have those Proustian "Memories of things past" moments.
Even the residents of the Possum Kingdom, who often tend to complain about the weather no matter what it is, seem to be quite pleased at the change. Everyone is getting into the seasonal mood, putting up decorations, making holiday plans, etc. It is a really cheerful time of year.
The downside of the cold is that you often don't see quite as much of the neighbors, as everyone does tend to huddle indoors on a winter's evening, but I guess we can't have everything. We're trying to lure them out tonight, with JM giving a slide show about California at the library. Noëlle and I are both baking treats to serve afterwards, so maybe the combination of pretty pictures and the first of the holiday goodies will be enough to tempt a few folks out of hibernation.
Ciao for now.
Randy
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