December

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I love December. Such promise and glow abound. Today is the first day of the month. It was cold here in the South. Great way to start the month that Winter begins in. Now, the cold was around freezing and up to the mid 40-s for the high. We were in Michigan the week of Thanksgiving, and it was colder there, of course. But the South is a different place. The cold in the South is real and not to be taken lightly. It’s just not as rabid as the Northern version of weather most days. The South is gentle in this way.

We’ve started our first fire in the fireplace for the season, and it feels so nice. Looks so cheery. So does the fresh evergreen wreath over the mantel. Yes, that’s the thing I wrote about awhile back, never did take down that old one from last year, until today. Very dry it was! And the replacement is so GREEN in comparison 😉

The next big deal will be finding a place for a Christmas tree. It’ll mean furniture displacement, for certain. And that’s means a good cleaning. A bright, clean living room for Christmas. It’s the one time a year it surely gets that treatment. I like to try and do a good pickup and cleaning for New Years Day, that day is dull and boring for me, and sort of like a blank slate … not a time for resolutions, but a time to clean the house. Simplify. Well, I’ve been trying to simplify this whole year, and not doing such a bang up job of it, I must admit. It’s time to roll up my sleeves and make it work. If it’ll be nice for Christmas and New Years, I have to get it done now. Get all the extra stuff out, organize the kitchen, go through boxes, ugh, my least favorite thing.

I love December. It’s cold outside, usually, and a fire inside is cheery. The ice or snow that MIGHT come is exciting, for us in the South, at least. The fresh evergreens brought inside add distinct aromas that form memories coupled with the above ideas and more. Glad it’s December! I love this month! It’s a time of family traditions of the best kind.




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