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Who doesn't like staring into a warm fire on a cold night?
Drawn into the magic of dancing light and heat and the crackling sounds,
it is difficult to concentrate on the conversations around you,
and the one in your head is more like a dream -
a dream that humans have been having for thousands of years -
restfulness, safety, peace, warmth.
Winter dreams...
Human dreams...
From Laine's Blog, December 6, 2013 and used with her permission!
Soon here...
Soon over...
Merry Christmas Eve, Eve!
Reprinted from Laine's Blog, December 2015.
The longest night,
the shortest day,
the light returns,
slowly,
but it returns!
Celebrate the dark,
Celebrate the light!
Happy Winter Solstice!
Christmas day is almost upon us in much the same way as a beautiful fog bank on the shore.
Sneaking up on some of us,
while others have seen it coming for months.
Oh, well, it will burn off before you know it
and all will be well.
Just a little bah humbug to go with the fog bank engulfing Vilano Beach this morning!! Happy Holidays!
If I were a dolphin I would have to make a lot of changes -
move much more quickly,
eat a steady diet of fish (without the taco!)
talk more, laugh more,
and play more everyday!
I'd have to get rid of ALL of my things
and stop worrying about anything!
Hmmmmmmmm...
Dolphins in the Chesapeake Bay, Cape Charles, Virginia.
This post first appeared in Laine's Blog in December, 2012, and then again in 2013!
This is the time of year to be gentle with everyone you meet.
The guy who just cut you off in traffic might have gotten some really bad news,
and be so distracted that he forgot his manners.
Or the young woman on her cell phone who doesn't seem to realize that she is
driving a car on a busy highway, might be talking with her mother who is in the hospital
five states away.
Whatever the reason, people are driving badly these days.
It seems to happen around the holidays.
So, be cautious, be patient, breathe, and get there safely.
From the archives, Laine's Blog, December 2011.