It's over

Yesterday's rush was the 'grand finale' of our december's efforts. Yesterday we had the last opening of the year and my oldest doughter had her Christmas dance show. Both have been absolutely great. In the five hours of the opening we had probably around 150 guests, among them some really lovely people with whom we exchanged personal contacts to keep in touch and meet again. An incredible experience. Then at 15:30 off we went to the dance show. Great as usual with the same little tear shed by this mommy heart.
Yesterday evening, sitting on the sofa, me and Gaia just realized that all the busyness of the last 6-8 weeks has gone and we feel a bit lost. You know the feeling ... you work hard, hurrying from one task to another, mumbling that 'never ever again...' and when it's over you're ready to start again, you wish you could start again, you feel you NEED to start again ... :) there's probably a strange creature living in my head isn't it ?
But well, I'm trying to focus on the fact that saturday will be the solstice, THE SOLSTICE !!! and it means that we made it once again. The light will overcome the darkness, days will get longer and longer everyday and in few weeks the world will be again an easier place to be. The miracle of life, the circle of our existence. I can only bow humbly my head in front of such great creation and Creator.

Following the light

sunrise at 9:18

sunset at 15:06

hours of daylight 5:48

1 minute less then yesterday

In one week ( 8dec-15dec ) we have lost 12 minutes of daylight.

Snow and guests

Last night we got snow and this morning we woke up in a whitened fairy world. And today we opened with the old house association and got tons of lovely guests ( around 200 people !!! ) We started with a big bus from Russia filled with really nice people :) Now I'm extremily tired but happy. Tomorrow the last opening of the year.

Sunrise at 9:16

Sunset at 15:07

Hours of daylight today 5:50

( two minutes less then yesterday )

Handmade

I love to work with my hands. I love creating beautiful things and I hope that one day I'll make a job out of my passion. For tomorrow's opening I realized many beautiful thing. I smile very big just looking at them ....

I love them all ! 

Everything has been dome using mixed technics and natural fiber, knitting, crocheting, sewing and needle felting.

Sunrise at 9:14

Sunset at 15:07

Hours of deylight 5:52 

(two minutes less then yesterday )

Loviisan Joulu or Christmas chocolate

This coming weekend we'll open again our house. As member of LWT ( Loviisa's old houses association ) ww joined for the first time this year the Christmas opening of the old houses. So I spent the day preparing chocolate and various sweets along with my lovely doughters as well finishing few of my knitted and crocheted creations that I will (hopefully) sell. Open the house is a lot of work but a lot of fun too. You get to know, meet and talk with litterally hundreds of people in two days ( the first weekend at some point there were 72 people in our not-so-big living room and kitchen !!!!!) , some people might think it's a nightmare, but our family loves it, even James ( 2 years and half ) is very pleased of all the coming and going. So the whole family works together to make it a perfect day, I must say we're a very good team now :)
Here some pics of today's sweets ...

Yummi isn't it ?

But let's follow the light now

sunrise at 9:13

sunset at 15:07

hours of daylight 5:54

two minutes less than yesterday