I did not expect to wake up to this much snow this morning:
Snow
Happy Hogmaney
Winter Solstice
Every year around this time I try to find this poem by John M Ford: Winter Solstice, Camelot Station. This year, at Black Gate Magazine, I also found this discussion of the poem. And more recently: The Tiny Arthurian Masterpiece You Probably Haven’t Read.
The one who is King says “It all seemed so simple, once,”
And the best knight in the world says “It is. We make it hard.”
Magpie
For Christmas, we bought a carved wooden magpie from Tom Mizak.
Fifteen Years
Christmas Cactus 2025
My poor cell phone camera struggled to focus on this Christmas cactus. This cactus started from small pieces salvaged from a friend’s plant when we repotted it. My plant care routine of benign neglect works quite well for succulents and cacti.
Mental Health Break
Mediterranean Diet Graphic
From the Cleveland Clinic
It Could Happen
