Some things I like to do on the Winter Solstice each year to mark the shortest day, longest night, the coming return of longer days, the new growing season and Matariki here in New Zealand...
...plant garlic...64 garlic cloves planted...4 different varieties and big thank you to Mr A for his digging and raking to make the bed bigger...
...enjoy the colour yellow...admire yellow flowers - today it was the yellow calendula, although I did not have my camera out at that time...
...eat golden food...this is tonight's saffron-infused, cinnamon, cardamon and star anise Indian sago pudding, slow-cooked with almond milk and coconut sugar...mmmm....and we're going to savour some gingery warmth in the sweet potato, parsnip and pumpkin dhal beforehand...
...light candles and darken the house to emphasise the deep dark...
...have a fire...outside in the cold...and hopefully look up and see stars...although the weather has decided upon cloud and spits of rain here this evening...fire currently being built despite that :-)
...and get a really long sleep in to really feel into all that darkness...
...what do you do at the Solstice to mark this turning point in your year?
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