Happy Yule!

Yule

The Winter Solstice celebrates the rebirth of the sun.

The cultural winter holidays that share this Solstice time

focus on the return of light and the birth of something precious and holy.

We are offered a time to connect with each other.

Feast

Make Merry

The earth rests, dreams.

We smell wood smoke, spices like cinnamon, clove, cranberries, tangerines and oranges.

Green that never dies celebrated with balsam, pine, spruce, holly.

It is a festival of light.

The Sun -- Son will return. 

Light those candles.

Get out the strings of electric lights.

Make the winter season a season of light.

Thank you to Beth for hosting Postcard Friendship Friday each week.

This postcard is from the Victorian Design Christmas Postcard Book 

published by Darling and Company, Seattle.

Wishing YOU well, much joy and a Happy Yule!

Winter Solstice

Yule, the winter solstice, is a time of great symbolism and power. 

It marks the return of the sun, when the days begin to get a little longer.

When Mr. Dragon and I first married, on the winter solstice we made a big pot of posole, invited friends over, decorated the tree, and shared a special ornament -- usually in the shape of an animal.

When we moved to Texas, we still made the big pot of posole, but didn't invite friends over.

I often wonder why we didn't continue that tradition.

We still share an animal ornament and our tree has been slowly over run with birds!

This year the excitement has been building for the winter solstice as there will also be a lunar eclipse.

It is a rare event. Historians at the US Naval Observatory only found one previous instance of a lunar eclipse matching the same calendar date as that of the solstice and that was December 21, 1638.

Image from Space Weather

We will feast and make merry this evening.

There is a wonderful stew simmering on the stove and a warm glass of cider has our name on it.

We'll also make sure our feathered friends have plenty of food and water

as we make a conscious connection with Mother Earth.

Image from jksalescompany.com

Have a cool Yule!