Today is the winter solstice in North America; the darkest day of the year. On top of that, today’s weather is a relentless, depressing, non-stop rain…
For the darkness reason, it’s not my favorite day of the year, but at least it will start to get lighter starting tomorrow, even if the cold and rain will continue for several more months. There is something about the light that is good for my soul.
What strange times we continue to find ourselves in. People are continuing to suffer from COVID and its associated chaos, and I’m sure the mental health crisis so many are experiencing will continue to get worse in these long, dark, isolated winter months.
I’m tempted to just buy myself a whole bunch of presents… I’m not usually one for much retail therapy, but as there is very little in social diversion due to the latest lock down, what more is there? Luckily I did receive some puzzles for Christmas (early presents) so I’ll have some new challenging ones to work on!
And of course, I have plenty of writing to do here. I still have my huge backlog of travel posts too!
End note: After I started this post before work, it started snowing! So far it’s still coming down! Since I don’t have to drive to work anyway, bring it on – let it snow!
Wine and History Visited 