We had a lovely Solstice Day! Liz and I had to work, it being our Christmas Twilight Farmers Market, but the market folk held their own celebration, we had fun and brought home some cake for Star, who is still stuck in bed. I heard from my family who are at present all far away, and one of my sisters sent me some of her homegrown sweetgrass, which I will probably use to flavour a home-made liqueur. We couldn’t have a fire (heatwave here with expected temperatures of over 40C and very high fire danger), but had a bit of a party here after the Market finished. Today or tonight I expect a thunderstorm, but at present it is very hot. Some of the relatives hope to visit soon, which will be excellent, and Yastreb hopes to come over again in the New Year. A good season to see old friends and renew our connections to the Land. I hope to get some gardening done in the next few days, my berry crop is coming in and the ones that have ripened so far are delicious. The apple trees are beginning to bend under the weight of fruit, which is how it should be at this time of year.
May the next year be better for everyone. I am about to go out and put up Christmas decorations in the garden for the neighbour children and for Star, who is an Anglican Christian.
