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This Time of Year

December 19, 2016 By Talya Tate Boerner 10 Comments

This time of year.

I love love love this time of year. This time of year right before Christmas. This time of year when the days are pale and cold, and the bundling up to go for a walk takes as long as the walk itself.

Yesterday, I read half a book and napped on the couch underneath blankets. Two warm schnauzers curled next to me. I felt a little under the weather, a little tired, a little like maybe I needed to hibernate the afternoon away. So I did. Dreaming away the cold. Sunday afternoon is good for that.

And we went for three long, frigid walks. This time of year, even the ordinary becomes sprinkled in glitter.

This time of year, even the ordinary is sprinkled in glitter

The anticipation of Christmas, of family and friend time, of food and fun and lots of laughter—that’s what comes this time of year for me. I wish you all the same.

We’re two days away from winter solstice. And six sleeps til Christmas!

Grace Grits and Gardening
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Musical Pairing:
The Piano Guys, Let It Go (Disney’s “Frozen”) Vivaldi’s Winter

Filed Under: Nature & Seasons, Simple Pleasures Tagged With: Christmas, hibernation, nature, Winter, winter solstice

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Comments

  1. Barbara Tate says

    December 19, 2016 at 8:14 am

    Brrrr!! Baby it’s cold outside. Christmas is a coming. So excited.

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  2. Colene says

    December 19, 2016 at 8:55 am

    Refreshing for sure! Maybe just a tad warmer.

    Reply
  3. Ian Holland says

    December 20, 2016 at 8:49 am

    What is the “ball” in your first photo?

    Reply
    • Gary D. Henderson says

      December 20, 2016 at 10:23 am

      That is the ball of a sweetgum tree. I know because I have five of them in my yard. The tree, not the balls. For each tree, I have about 348679128759186792846018790587 balls.

      Reply
      • Talya Tate Boerner says

        December 20, 2016 at 4:37 pm

        Haha Gary. My next door neighbor has one so we have 8908908788676785875 balls too.

        Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 20, 2016 at 4:38 pm

      Ian, ball from the sweetgum tree. Not good to step on one. Especially not barefoot…

      Reply
  4. debbie says

    December 20, 2016 at 8:01 pm

    We once paid our daughter and her friend 5cents each for every gum ball they picked up out of our yard. We had to take out a loan to pay up⁄

    Loved the pictures. It was 3 degrees at the lake Sunday morning! BRRRRRR

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 22, 2016 at 2:05 pm

      Haha sweet story!

      Reply
  5. Georgeanne @ Southern Fried Soprano says

    December 22, 2016 at 4:46 pm

    It snowed here, too.. I’ve had about four days of the most beautiful snow. Two to three inches, like glitter everywhere. Gorgeous.

    But it’s been cold!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 23, 2016 at 8:04 am

      Love it!

      Reply

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