I know it's not news, but I am still in awe of the new year: 2010. It sounds like the stuff science fiction stories, fairy tales and magic are made of...doesn't it? It feels a little bit like I've woken up in a comic book. Shazam! It's 2010!
Then again, maybe it's just me.
I have to confess I've started a new post a few times since I've been gone, and it just never seems to be quite right. So I'm just going to post this clumsy post and move on... I'm feeling a little bit rusty and I think I just need to get over the initial awkwardness of writing a public journal entry for the first time - even if it is not the first.
We had a good holiday break, filled with lazy days, lots of good food, and the first cold nights in the area, which left behind a thin layer of translucent frost. We hung twinkling lights from a cypress tree and ate silly pancakes shaped like moose; we baked cakes, and wrapped presents, and later opened them with delight; and we got to spend some time with family and dear old friends we had not seen in a little while.
I hope your holidays were just as special. I can't wait to visit each of you and find out what you've been up to lately. Happy 2010, my friends. Here's hoping that this year treats each of us with the kindness, peace and magic that we all deserve.
(image: shan b's photostream)