go ahead

be a light; use what you've got.

share it. pour forth- spend out, for all the best reasons.

is there anything more beautiful

than generosity of spirit?

happy new year, with love

wishing you a glorious 2012

epiphany

does this happen to anyone else?

i still have a half-dozen important

presents to wrap (a few to send),

still want to mail out some sort of

card, still feel like it's not over. the

folks who throw their trees out on

the 26th (yes, i know some are going to

the snow)- i just never quite understood. is

it just me? maybe because i adore

christmas, the joy it will bring. and

as i get older (thank god) it has almost

nothing to do with presents. just with

presence, being with others & love.

there is so much to get done. and

(now that i think of it) that's a gift in

itself. to have people still to send

love to! what could be better?

envelope sent via delightful washimata

for the winter ball

a small handmade corsage

to be tied around the wrist

with raffia and ribbon

[winter rose hip, lavender,

cyclamen leaf, entwined raffia,

black and white checkered ribbon,

rosemary, and a velvet bud

nestled in an open pod]

and still their heavenly music floats

happy Christmas to all

and to all a good night

the world in solemn stillness lay

to hear

the

angels

sing