Today is the Winter Solstice, the darkest day, the longest night. Tomorrow, everyday gets lighter, every night gets shorter. We were planning a bonfire in the pasture tonight, but it’s pouring all day, so we’re putting together a Winter Solstice Playlist, and will re-schedule the bonfire for Sunday evening.

This celebration is being produced by my Pagan wife.

It won’t be the solstice, but it will be plenty dark. And tonight, the roaring fires will be in the wood stove. We’ve cancelled Friday Night Bingo tonight, but I’m going over to the Mansion at 1 p.m. to host a Christmas Carol Karaoke session, three days before Christmas.

This afternoon, I’m  shopping for our Monday evening Christmas dinner. I’m making two of my Pizza specials: Goat cheese and pear (with pesto, garlic and parsley) and maybe some pine nuts, if I can find them. The second pizza will be slicked chicken sausage and vegetables with thinly slicked mozzarella.  This pizza will have fresh tomato sauce and some spinach rather than pesto.

There are two ways to look at this gloomy, windswept rainy and dark day. I can get gloomy, or I be grateful that beginning tomorrow, every single day will be brighter and longer.