December is the month of rituals, as we work to bring the
old year to a close and assure that the sun will return again. There is not
much to do in the gardens; they are tucked in for the winter. There are always
house projects, but they are the sort that can wait, if a better offer comes
along. So, the list is short.
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Make the Christmas cards
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Mail packages East
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Hang the outside lights
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Bake Lucia Buns and hike up Bald Hill at dawn
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Light fires
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Eat Latkes
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Consider the Solstice
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Set goals for the coming year
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Bake bread, stolen, cookies, English muffins…
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Paint the pantry
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Visit
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Read
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Stare into space
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Take long walks on the logging roads
Banana Pudding-- not at all local, but darn tasty!
Make a batch of pastry cream.
Whip a half pint of cream.
Slice bananas.
Eat a few Nilla Wafers and remember your grandmother.
Layer: Nilla Wafers, the half the pastry cream, then half the bananas, then half the whipped cream. Repeat. Decorate with Nilla Wafers.
