Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Warm Thoughts Blown in by a Storm



We're having some down time today.  The morning was stormy with the wind howling and the rain thrumming against the window sounding for all the world like gravel being tossed against the glass.  Hanging above our porch we have a set of wind chimes with the big tubes that sound more like church bells than the tinkling of the wind chimes heard more often.  At night I tether them so we don't keep the neighbor closest to us awake all night, but during the day I let them loose and they are glorious.

Tonight is a full moon and the clouds are scattered.  The wind is calmed, no clamoring from the chimes for the moment. Our friends are flying to Germany in the morning so we are hoping the storm holds off until they are safely away.  We have no television so we spend the evening playing chess and listening to our radio programs on the public radio station KUSP out of Santa Cruz. 


Yesterday our friends came by and helped get our Christmas garland hung around the house's exterior. It was a job well done.  Not one pinecone or ribbon came loose. The moonlight  glints off the glitter on the pinecones, but they are mostly a daytime display.


This weekend we'll bring down some more decorations from the attic.  We'll hang wreaths in the windows and our huge glass Christmas orbs from the porch ceiling. Christmas music will start sounding through our days and we'll feel warmer even as the weather cools off outside.  And we'll try to keep some eggnog on hand for when a friend, or two, drop by to say hello.

In bocca al lupo. m & v












4 comments:

  1. Domestic elegance, even through the holidays.
    I love the picture of the chess table and chair--it's very rich, like you somehow captured chocolate with the light. You are so talented--at photography, and at living graciously.

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    1. Thank you so much! It does look like chocolate! Ooooh, if you only knew Lula's, yum! Thank you for the encouragement! m:)

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  2. Oh, boy, you're brave; I thought you might hold off until after
    the storms, but no! Good on you; good on everyone. Looks just
    as cheery and classy as ever. Egg nog, now there's a crowd pleaser. Love, m-e

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    1. We are holding off on the rest of the outside decorations 'til after this next storm. Eggnog's in the fridge! m & v!

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