Winter Solstice

1. Change Your Mindset. As soon as the temperature dips below freezing, there’s a flood of snarky comments and memes online. “I hate winter”, “I wasn’t made for winter”, “I don’t…

A few years ago I invited a group of families into my home to make wet felted lanterns for Winter Solstice. I covered my living room floor in a large…

Winter Solstice marks the day with the fewest hours of daylight here in the Northern Hemisphere. It also heralds the beginning of winter. The solstice takes place when the North…

We made it through November – phew! It started off cold and snowy and ended balmy. Now that December is here, it’s time to fully embrace winter. Embrace winter? That’s…

It’s cold outside. There’s no denying that winter is here. Right now the coveted spot in our home is by the woodstove. There’s always at least one person curled up…

Winter Solstice officially marks the beginning of winter up here in the North. It’s also the shortest day of the year and the longest night. It feels like winter has…