The solstice has come around again, as it does every season.

The darkness has grown over the last six months, and for some, it weighs heavy on the soul.

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( If I never loved, I never would have cried. ... )

Here it is, the Winter Solstice again. Since quelonzia and I were married on the Summer Solstice of 1997, I guess that makes this is our twelfth-and-a-half anniversary -- an eighth of a century.

Today, we had our first real date together since I moved out: lunch, followed by James Cameron's magnificent Avatar, which we both loved. I'm glad we saw it ( Read more... )

Solstice Greetings, everyone, and peace and good will to one and all!

On this, the shortest day and longest night of the year, let us remember that it is, indeed, darkest before the dawn, and in the cold of winter, embrace each other in a spirit of love, fellowship, and joy.

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"Praise be to the distant sister sun, joyful as the silver planets run ( Read more... )

(doo doo doo doo)

On this, the shortest day of the year, quelonzia and I would like to wish all our friends and family all the gifts of Blessing, Renewal and Redemption for the coming year ( Read more... )

I was looking for appropriate tidings for the day, when mavjop provided this:

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Be Of Good Cheer!

quelonzia and I wish all of you a Joyful Solstice, and warmest tidings for the New Year.

Blessed Be!