Monthly Archives: December 2024

Summing Up Twenty-Four

Posted on December 29, 2024 by daeja's view

Scrolling back over the past posts of 2024 puts it right in my face that there was plenty about nature, food, weather, and just mindless, ambling summations. That, and a couple of Rants here and there. At the beginning of … Continue reading →

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The Panettone

Posted on December 22, 2024 by daeja's view

She’s been gone many years now, but every December I can still hear my mother’s voice in my head talking about the panettone. “Would you like this nice panettone?” “Here, take this lovely panettone home!” She would offer, urge, somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Dawn Abstracts Return

Posted on December 14, 2024 by daeja's view

Once again, the bathroom window has provided. The first ice pictures of this winter have arrived. It is a seasonal event, an arrangement of ice particles that develop on the (okay, not too clean) east-facing bathroom window on the coldest … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Snippets

Posted on December 10, 2024 by daeja's view

Earlier in the week it snowed these little tiny snowballs. Not hail, but actual little snowballs. I thought it was pretty cool. Of course as soon as I tried to scoop some up, they immediately began melting in my hands. … Continue reading →

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Diversions – A Few November Details and Images

Posted on December 1, 2024 by daeja's view

I’ve stopped watching and reading most of the news these days. Never one to hide my head in the sand, at this point I’m saturated and have had enough. All this angst in the media can’t be healthy. My gaze … Continue reading →

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