welcome winter

When the bold branches

Bid farewell to rainbow leaves -

Welcome wool sweaters.

~B. Cybrill

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I'm not wishing this winter away...

From a coastal to a country walk, we are finding joy in the little things.

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winter solstice

My son's school had a lantern walk last weekend, it was a mild, calm, rain free evening.

A wonderful time to celebrate the season, and give thanks to our Creator.

Today in Australia we mark the solstice as the shortest day of the year.

Hooray, the days will now start to get longer!  And I love knowing that it's only 71 days until Spring!

Willow and Bethany's daffodil pots...planted a month or so ago.

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find joy in the season you're in

Here are 18 things I like about this Winter...

sipping a hot spicy apple drink...& mulled wine...& hot chocolate...
& Joie de tea's Chai Masala

no sweat exercise

cuddling a heatpack

cuddling my family

warming myself by a fire...the smell of a fire....the look of a fire

the crunch of footsteps in the frost

crisp air that you can see

playing board games

fairy lights adorning stark branches

lantern walks

soup

candlelight

oh..and contemplating, and then executing a trek (ok..a drive) upto Mt Wellington (the closest snow near Hobart unless we get one of those freakish once in a 10 year period snow falls!)

 Bialetti hot chocolate maker..wouldn't it be fun to own one of these?

ahhhh...please do pull up a chair

yummy soup

(I compiled this list because I tend to be a bit negative about this season, my immune system usually crashes, so in addition to upping my zinc, vitamin C, and other whatnot's intake I think a change of attitude is needed.....also on the list is plenty of rest...and stress less days...perhaps I should just stay in bed, and send for the butler?)

What do you like about Winter?

Winter tip:

If you have cold feet, put on a hat!

More than 80% of all body heat escapes from the head.

xo

What's for breakfast at your place?

At our house, with mornings becoming decidedly chillier, the breakfast of choice is porridge.

I like mine with cranberries, sunflower seeds, pinenuts, and pepitas,

 a sprinkling of cinnamon, organic natural yoghurt,

and a drizzle of local leatherwood honey.

yum!

I wonder what's for breakfast at your house?

xx