Home ::: Being an Artist ::: savouring
savouring
writing letters and cards, until cross-eyed
watching high winds tossing our huge trees, worrying
admiring the little garden lights in the early darkening
listening to favourite Christmas music, heart singing
putting out a few Christmas decorations each day, savouring
looking at charming Finnish Christmas pages, remembering
Comments
Wow, I just looked at the evening news on TV - we're having a big storm here. Winds gusting up to 100km per hour, falling trees cutting off powerlines. Daughter in Surrey phoned to say they have no power, so it's candles and cold supper again! We're barely finished cleaning up from the last storm, and now we're into a series of wind and rainstorms this week - and it isn't even officially winter yet! At least it isn't snowing this time - it was 12C at the airport today.
Posted by: marja-leena | 17:41 11 December 2006
The picture of the candles - so Finnish! Your poem about your feelings - so Finnish! Thank you!
Posted by: sikuri | 19:57 11 December 2006
Sikuri, thank you! Yes, the Iittala glass candlesticks and candles, the rya rug on the wall and the weaving on the piano are all Finnish! I'm glad you noticed - but of course you probably have the same in your home.
Posted by: marja-leena | 20:03 11 December 2006
I feel I am shadowing your activities, including the high winds, and you have presented them all in charming fashion.
Less poetically, I just went down to the village to post a huge pile of cards and nearly fainted at the cost of postage stamps for them - nearly £30. Almost time to call a halt to the nonsense of it and give the cash to something more worthwhile.
Posted by: Anna | 06:13 12 December 2006
Anna, I know what you mean about postage costs. I have quite a few going overseas which adds up. Yet I think of the cards I make myself as little gifts to all our family and friends. I enjoy the annual exchange of news, something we often don't get around to doing other times of the year, even with email. We need to get them into blogging! I hope you are enjoying all the preparations for the Christmas season.
Posted by: marja-leena | 10:11 12 December 2006
Fire and ice! Amazing what the color red can do for the soul on grey days. Thanks for putting a little red beauty on your blog!
Posted by: MB | 11:34 12 December 2006
MB, that's why I love red so much and Christmas allows me to indulge my passion even more! Our home is decorated in a very Finnish/Scandinavian look with blond woods and many accents in reds. Speaking of fire, the rya rug in the background is a scene of a bonfire at night reflected in water. It was woven by an aunt for my mother for her 50th birthday.
Posted by: marja-leena | 11:45 12 December 2006
As another "red person," the sight of your red candles and the rya rug made me smile. Love your poem.
Posted by: patry | 18:47 12 December 2006
Patry, how neat that you are also a "red person". And glad you liked my humble attempt at poetry!
Posted by: marja-leena | 20:28 12 December 2006