Happy First Day of Winter/Solstice

Happy First Day of Winter;

also called Winter Solstice from old pagan origins.

All I know is it warmed up here and rained

and all our gorgeous winter wonderland of snow 

is ALL GONE and won't be back for Christmas.

 I soooo wanted it just to last a few more days

 to be a gorgeous White Christmas. Oh well.

The dark of winter wraps around us tight.

The lamps are fired, and flickering light

beats time to the fiddle as notes float softly down,

like the years' first snow.

While outside the window a blast of late December wind

whistles harmony to the drone of the pipes.

We push the old year back against the wall

so we can dance a jig for Christmas and welcome in the new.

~Reflections on a Scottish Christmas - by J. Cunningham

I  purchased this amazing

 plastic lined linen toile bag

 from my good blogging friend Dawn.

It deserves a much better lighting and picture presentation

but you know how busy the last few days

 leading up to Christmas can be!


I just simply filled with water, stuck some greens 
inside it and hung it on a mirror - simple understated elegance

Dawn's blog is called A Feathered Nest

Her lovely Etsy shop where I found this bag

is called Sew Many Roses.

There she has incredibly beautiful handmade

decor items. Here are just a few:

A aviary shadowbox:

An elven shoe:

An antique French bottle:

And you absolutely cannot miss her Etsy soap specialty shop

called General Store Soap Company

AT THIS TIME HER SOAP SHOP IS OFFERING 20% OFF!

Enjoy your first day of winter!

As always, thank you for your visit!

♥

~Michele