Yesterday... And Tomorrow...

No I'm not going to get all sappy and start singing that old song by Paul McCartney...

Actually, yesterday was a great day.... I finished 2 questions on level 4, went out for a walk in the beautiful warm sunshine, got some really lovely cinnamon Tussah silk in the mail, and had an awesome evening at Knit Night.

On the down side, (which I'm debating whether I should even talk about since I hate dwelling on not so good things) I found out about a couple of friends who are separating and thinking about a divorce after almost 20 years of marriage. They have a daughter and a son, one of which is disabled... I hate to see them going through such trying times. Also I didn't get a call back about some hay I'm trying to purchase, I discovered that Fanny is about to drop a lamb in January which is not good, and discovered that Benny (alpaca) has an eye infection.

As a result of these things I'm going to continue to work on the level 4 homework, go for another walk if it is not too slippery, stroke my cinnamon Tussah silk in glee, and bask in the pleasure of a good turn out at Knit Night.

I will also think hard about my friends... and say a prayer for them... (if my prayers are any help at all). Then I will try again to get in touch with the hay guy, Hope that Fanny will carry for another few weeks before she drops, and call the vet about Benny's eye and hopefully get some drops for it.

All day yesterday the water was dripping from the roof which pleased me greatly because the Chinook had ended and still it remained balmy. Perhaps a nice January thaw. It was an absolutely lovely day. Gorgeous in fact. The kind of day that you just can't pass up... and so out into it I had to go... a walk was what was needed. I didn't go far as there was quite a bit of ice under the snow and several times I felt myself slipping but at least I didn't fall down. After that I confined myself to the yard where the ice hasn't formed. Still it was a reprieve indeed.

In other parts of B.C. I hear that the Dafodils are starting to poke through the ground but we are a long way from that. Still with warm air stirring, it does make you think of gardening.  Teapot came home after school and brought with him the mail and there in front of me were seed catalogues. What a pleasure to look through their pages. It made me think of florists and vases of flowers... and colour blooming everywhere.

There will be colour in this house too, as another of my Christmas cactus' are putting out buds in an effort to become glorious for spring. Now that a few weeks have passed, it feels like the colour and sparkle of Christmas was all a dream. We need some colour in this house.

I passed a house last night on my way driving to Knit Night and there was a Christmas tree standing in the front room in all its winter splendour.... and I thought about the family (who I do not know) and thought how difficult it is to let go of all that sparkling glory. To trudge onward through the dark days of winter until the next bright spot of cheeriness... what will it be?

Since the solstice we have gained just less than an hour of daylight. 1 month today since the solstice. That means that our daylight is equivalent to that of Nov. 21... 2 more weeks and it will be much more bearable. Perhaps I will decorate the house in groundhogs...Wireton Willy Day maybe!

Slowly, slowly the light is creeping up the sky... and so the day begins.
I hope your day is full of warm breezes and bright colours.... though I know someone laments the joys of Las Vegas!... you know who you are : )