It’s December 23rd and for me, it feels like the Christmas holiday is over and done with. This year, we celebrated Winter Solstice instead.

Number 2 Son Mike was here for a week on his way back to Ottawa after his 3 month stint in Cambridge Bay in the Arctic. He left on Sunday, Solstice Day and we decided that since he was here we would celebrate early. We had our usual Christmas Eve bubbly and nibble buffet the night before the night before Solstice, present opening the morning of the day before, and the roast feast the night before (not turkey). Following that? All that to say, by the 21st, stuffed and lazy, it felt totally like Boxing Day, like everything was over, so much so that when I went out to the grocery store, I was surprised to see the pre-Christmas crowds. Continue reading →