The dawn of a new day as seen from the bed in my temporary digs:
I think this black grass in one of my friend's gardens is very cool.
I might ask to take a small bit home to plant there. Also some rosemary--there's a huge plant outside. I like it as an infusion in the cooler weather--it's especially good with lemon. I cut a couple of pieces yesterday in between rain showers and I have lemons, so I'll enjoy some later. The same friend gave me lemon balm seeds last year so I now have a thriving lemon balm plant in my kitchen. A couple months ago she gave me an applemint plant, which is doing very well on my kitchen windowsill. I was going to plant it outside, but since it's happy where it is, I think I'll wait until spring. Those two also make an excellent infusion, either individually or combined. I used to love Tazo Tea Zen blend, which is a mint-lemon combination. I don't see that tea here, but I can now make my own version--at least when I'm at home.
When we went to get some groceries the other day, I stopped at the small section of Polish and Ukrainian food and spotted a box of tea bags--black tea with raspberry and vanilla (it's apparently Ukrainian). I had to get a box to try it. We both love it, so I plan to get more boxes while we're here so I can bring some home. And my friend gave me a few boxes of Celestial Seasonings Morning Thunder tea which, like the Zen tea, isn't something I find here. I love it though, so am thrilled to have a supply. One thing I love about the cool/cold weather is sitting down with a nice hot beverage--it's one of the simple joys of the seasons for me. For some reason, when it's chilly I tend to want more tea. I drink both coffee and tea year round, but more tea in winter and more coffee in summer, so it's good to be prepared.
As summertime ends, I don't think I'll be awake to see daybreak tomorrow morning--at least I hope not, since it's going to be an hour earlier and today was already too early for me. Fortunately the dog isn't an early riser either. But I will certainly enjoy the beginning of wintertime and the start of the season of long nights. Good-bye to the 'grand stretch in the evening' that people go on about. Hello to chilly darkness outside, soft lighting and a cozy atmosphere inside, with cups of tea, woolly shawls, peace and quiet.
Whatever you're doing in your part of the world today, I hope it's pleasant.
2 comments:
I like shorter days because (now that I'm retired) I get more reading time which means more relaxing time. When there's more daylight I often feel I need to be busy. When I worked, it was not so great having to drive into work in the dark and then come home in it also. I think it's still a week or 2 until we change the clocks. Enjoy your darkness and relaxing. It's nice to be like nature and get a little time.
It was hard for some people in Alaska during the winter because of what you described --going to school or work in the dark and coming home in the dark. Where we were, there was only a couple of hours of weak daylight around midday. It was my favourite time of the year then, too. 🙂
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