When I began this blog, it was fun to expound on the world around me, near and far (mostly near), and I posted several times a week for a while. I commented on everything from our garden to travel to food and drink. And sometimes, rarely, politics. 2021 has passed with one commentary on finishing my wood pile, which has since once again become a mess, even though as winter has set in, my wood pile has begun to shrink once again, its summer preparation being fed into the maw of our hardy wood stove.
I'm sure our new year will have many challenges and joys, but for now the year is ending quietly, with days growing slightly longer with each sunrise. I look forward to what the new year will bring. Some say that a good ritual is burning something from the old year to mark a new beginning. I've got a pile of logs that will serve.
