less ready each day

just yesterday i vowed to cut things from my list, so i could relax & enjoy the holidays. & so i did. it wasn't easy, but i did it, & i was ever so proud!
then today i decided that i should make a scarf for my dad, minisoap2 needed a flannel boo-monster for xmas, & the minipoms' faery skirts simply must have sequins. sigh. i suppose i should be grateful i didn't think about sequins before i packed the five faery skirts to be shipped. silver linings.

i never did get anywhere near the end of my to-do list. i have met me... i don't think that entire list stands a chance of getting to-done.

countdown, day 19: today we shall make orange pomanders with friends!
review: the friends have pestilence, so we made ours without them. we did see them (through car windows) when we went to pick up our order. the activity was fun, & the oranges look lovely studded with cloves. i'm a tad sick of the aroma at the moment, but there are worse smells. said smell shall be taking a bath tomorrow for sure.

today's solstice prezzie for you:

(adapted by dorothy morrison from "a visit from st. nicholas")

the dawning of solstice

t'was the dawning of the solstice

the shortest day of the year

and we cheered on the mother

for her delivery was near

and as we watched the pink streaks

that flasthed bright in the sky

we knew he was coming

in the flash of an eye

then the mother groaned once

and an orange streak appeared

then yellow, then white

and we all laughed and cheered

then the first ray of sunshine

bathed us all with its light

and we knew that the sun

had been born of the night

and he rose in the sky - just a tiny bright ball -

to warm our hearts and our planet...

happy solstice to all!

~peace.