tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post3930893201732576844..comments2023-12-22T15:36:34.148+00:00Comments on Hestia's Larder: Hestia and....the Winter SolsticeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-78806204083021372132011-12-23T18:01:27.136+00:002011-12-23T18:01:27.136+00:00Dear Ali, so glad that the nights are now drawing ...Dear Ali, so glad that the nights are now drawing out, am getting sick of drawing the curtains at 3.30pmish, sooo depressing! Must admit bit disappointed you did not go into lurid description of pagan rituals but that's just the old perv in me (must get him out). BxxxBlightyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567627987700387034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-53138593851545471352011-12-23T12:44:02.552+00:002011-12-23T12:44:02.552+00:00Late at night on 21st after a few (well, several) ...Late at night on 21st after a few (well, several) drinks, a few friends and I used to walk out to a spot on the estuary down a long path through some woods and light a bonfire and stood around a bit. It wasn't the most spectacular way of celebrating Sol Invictus Natalis but it was good fun, until the cold started taking over your toes and hands.<br /><br />Happy Solstice to you up there, and Happy Christmas for Sunday too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-46112979611971075602011-12-22T21:11:39.743+00:002011-12-22T21:11:39.743+00:00I celebrated the solstice at a party actually, som...I celebrated the solstice at a party actually, some friends are heading off on a trip to Africa and thought the 21st was an opportune night for a party. So I had mulled wine, then more wine, then a bit more, and woke up hungover and stinking of booze and woodsmoke from the fire... Worth it though!<br />Intentions for next year? I've achieved my last year's vow (not to buy anything new for myself, charity shops/Ebay/secondhand only) so I'm feeling quite smug. Hmmm, am pondering what the challenge for 2012 should be. Will let you know! xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-8894501948076478832011-12-22T16:31:14.733+00:002011-12-22T16:31:14.733+00:00It's a wonderful feeling to know that daylight...It's a wonderful feeling to know that daylight'll be with us that bit longer, a real cause for celebration. <br />We did have a bit of a celebratory evening, visiting a friend in hospital whose finally starting to make a recovery after a horrific accident, festive beers and live music in the local and a curry. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-21394074682739386042011-12-22T11:16:04.898+00:002011-12-22T11:16:04.898+00:00I shall endevour to put a posative spin on my day ...I shall endevour to put a posative spin on my day and lighten up....having woken up to an unseasonally warm London morning, sun shining and all, am feeling strangely bouyant....perhaps it was the solstice!!xYoung at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-37188533852062990652011-12-22T04:15:43.568+00:002011-12-22T04:15:43.568+00:00Like Linda in Chile, I'm in the middle of summ...Like Linda in Chile, I'm in the middle of summer, so celebrating the winter solstice isn't just weird it's wrong.<br /><br />When I was a lad, we imagained that all you "strange" ladies celebrated the solstice by running around with no clothes on.<br /><br />It made winter so much beter somehow.Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-76854247814884606402011-12-22T01:33:24.762+00:002011-12-22T01:33:24.762+00:00I love the Winter Solstice and the coming of the l...I love the Winter Solstice and the coming of the lighter days. I guess getting married will be one way of letting the light in?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414010663277948166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-38341265577350618022011-12-22T01:16:56.348+00:002011-12-22T01:16:56.348+00:00We'll be eating suckling pig round a bonfire a...We'll be eating suckling pig round a bonfire and drinking the odd glass or two of wine. I'll drink to your continued health and happiness then I'll phone Hugh to give him your phone number.<br />Love and stuff<br />WallyWally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-30553731571896256352011-12-21T22:15:16.944+00:002011-12-21T22:15:16.944+00:00Tomorrow I, like you, will roll over, pull the duv...Tomorrow I, like you, will roll over, pull the duvet tighter and snuggle back down to sleep.<br /><br />I've never "gone out" for the Solstice, life's always been too complicated and I love my bed too much. However, now we live in the Far North, I can watch the sun rise above the horizon as I do the school run and tell myself that Im observing the Solstice properly ;) (besides seeing the Pictish tombs on the distant hill as the sun comes us links us to the past surely?)<br /><br />I'll give a nod of acknowledgment, have a glass of wine, light a candle....and look forward to the lengthening days. Pretty boring really :)<br /><br />Happy Solstice Ali xxxSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858892210196612375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-86411816072674260832011-12-21T18:22:50.181+00:002011-12-21T18:22:50.181+00:00wow! i just wrote a lengthy comment and watched it...wow! i just wrote a lengthy comment and watched it disappear. let's try again, shall we?<br /><br />i look forward to this day every year! it is the darkness, more than anything else, that gets me down in the winter. and we're so far north here, that it feels like we have 3h of daylight right now.<br /><br />happy solstice, ali! may your days grown longer in love, laughter and joy!the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-69264239493730908292011-12-21T10:11:43.057+00:002011-12-21T10:11:43.057+00:00Dear Alison, While I have never celebrated the Sol...Dear Alison, While I have never celebrated the Solstice, the lengthening of the day always seems to come at that point of Winter when you feel absolutely fed up with cold and darkness. Sadly, I assume that means for us in the South that our days will now imperceptibly be shortening. I love the idea of expressing an intention for the next year at this point - mine is to bring more fun and laughter into my family's life (too much shouting from me this year!). Have a lovely Christmas, Alison. love LindaxxxLinda Back in Canberrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178732122269665163noreply@blogger.com