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Yesterday was the shortest day of the year…..

…..the Winter Solstice…..

It’s just about pitch black by 5:00pm every evening now…..

Awhile ago we started this relaxed annual tradition of having a bonfire on the Winter Solstice…..

…..and we’ve had one ever since…kind of on-again…off-again…but semi-planned…nonetheless…..

It’s fun…it’s pleasant…it’s relaxing…..

The Infamous Big Purple Cups are involved…along with mediocre bourbon and cheap wine coolers…(good hang-over material)…..

…..junk food…S’mores…cookies…..

…..you know…a healthy meal…..

Weather-willing…lawn chairs are dragged out…..

…..a bonfire is lit…or attempted…even if it’s raining…..

…..(but I can do wonders with pine cones and candle wax dregs and fat wood)…..

*****(What’s This Fatwood Stuff?)*****

…..(have I mentioned that I’m fairly sure…I’m a lackadaisical pyromaniac?)…..

I’ve recently decided my wood stack needs to be re-cycled…the piled firewood has gotten pithy and too smoky for use in the house…..

So the end result is…there’s more than enough firewood to keep a bonfire going…(for days)…..

*****(Moon Phases)*****

The moon was about 70% full…and it wasn’t too chilly…(along with the help of the bonfire)…and it didn’t rain…..

*****(The Cold Moon)*****

It’s these kind of traditions that I enjoy the most…they just roll on…..

…..one or…two friends…or more…it doesn’t matter…it just happens…..

There aren’t superlative expectations placed on the event…it just occurs…with an ever-changing variety of friends…..

…..my long-time friend Tess usually attends…(maybe I should assign a Big Purple Cup with her name on it…just like Starbuck’s)…she’s a regular…..

Doctor Brigid’s a regular too…we just sit and chat…and watch the night sky…it’s a kick-back/relaxed kind of an evening…..

In past years we’ve had horses standing with us…appreciating the bonfire too…..

…..this year Anya was in her stall…..

…..she over-eats…if she spends all day and all night on a hay bale…plus she’d steal the Chex Mix…..

She would’ve insisted on cookies and S’mores too…..

…..Anja’s a party animal…..

Enjoy the small times and little things too…..

 

 

 

*****(my techie-older-daughter and I are still trying to figure out why Wednesday’s post wasn’t “click-able” for some people…no luck yet…WordPress you vex me so!)*****

 

 

 

 

 

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