I love this idea, decorating the trees outside with giant ornaments. We were planning on picking some up and giving it a shot. We are so behind this year. More down than usual for the holidays. And according to Storm Watch, our forecasted green Christmas has now been replace with the storm of the century. That is life in Nova Scotia. You think everything is going to be fine and then the weather comes and blasts everything to pieces. No point putting out the decorations, no time either. This storm is supposed to last four days. Decorations will just end up shattered.
We have done no Yule shopping. No tree is up in our home. No lights in the windows. I got out yesterday to buy emergency food supplies but no food for feasting. We were going to go out and celebrating Yule at a beautiful restaurant but with the storm coming, now I have to cook on my holiday. Yeah, I am not a happy camper.
This will be at least the fourth year in a row I do not get home to my family for the holidays. We will probably be stuck snow-bound the entire week. Freezing rain slicking the streets, making going anywhere dangerously impossible. When we were poor living in a suburb on a mountain in BC we did not feel this alone at Christmas. Our landlords would always pop by with homemade baked treats. The raccoons would always be around. Maybe we would hear the coyotes? The bears slumbering in caves close by. It took moving here to teach me the real meaning of the word loneliness.
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Oh suzie..my heart goes to you. I feel for you always, even if I don't always leave a comment. I can relate partly, we are living close to family and I have never been so lonely than here. I have learned over the last 3 years to just enjoy what I do have, my 3 children, husband and pets. I am not cooking a big feast either. We do have lights up. Maybe you could hang your lights inside, that's where ours are and it feels bright and festive just with those.
((hug)) to you!
Winter solstice is tomorrow, with a lunar eclipse! I am going to try to stay up to see it.
That was a long comment! Take care. xox
Where's a raccoon when you need one, eh? They're so unreliable. Sounds like time to hunker down, snuggle up and watch the blazing Yule log on TV. Got any rum for your eggnog?
I love that idea of hanging big ornaments outside too, so pretty. Too bad about the impending storm and not being able to decorate! I feel for you, living in SoCal, the weather is pretty mild. We get a little more rain that usual and everyone freaks out! But thats about the extent of weather here.
Warmest wishes to you and yours during this Christmas storm. Keep cozy and remember you are loved. Shine lights from the altar of your heart.Blessed Yule.
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