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Winter Solstice is December 21.
A month of holidays

A month of holidays

December is a month of holidays. For several years, I’ve labored to create blog posts about the holidays that fall during this month. When I realized I was focusing exclusively on December holidays but no others, I started my “Holidays Project” last summer. At this point I’ve done feature posts on nearly every major religious holiday that usually falls in December, as well as several more minor ones and at least two that are secular in nature. Why so many holidays in one month? Blame it on the…

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It’s all about proportions

It’s all about proportions

The Artdog Image of Interest Yeah, that’s a pretty generous garnish. I’ve heard of lemon water, citrus water, cucumber water, and mint water, but who knew pine water was a thing? IMAGE: Many thanks to Funny Pictures Christmas Cats, via Pinterest, for this image!

That funny-looking tree!

That funny-looking tree!

Seriously, people.  You have pets and you also want one of those tree-thingys? In researching this month’s Images of Interest, I found a BUNCH of funny pictures of pets tangling with Christmas trees. I’m not going to glorify the ones where the animals appear to be in active danger (though the tree-topper cats are pushing it), but here’s a collection of assorted favorites. Happy holidays! This was a much-re-posted favorite, all over the Internet. Assorted critters It’s not just dogs and cats who get in…

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Holiday charm-eleon

Holiday charm-eleon

The Artdog Image of Interest When caught in a jam, be creative! It also helps to be cute . . . IMAGE: Many thanks to eBaum’s World for this image (check the linked page for more!)

Preparing: are you?

Preparing: are you?

We all have our own way of confronting (or trying to hide from) the Holidays.  It’s not ONLY Christmas, of course–although both secular and sacred Christmas imagery and messaging seem to be everywhere in my Kansas City environment. From Festivus to Kwanzaa, from Hanukkah to  Winter Solstice celebrations to Yule, there seems to be a holiday for everybody at this time of year. Whatever holidays you celebrate, how’s it going? We’re at the mid-point of December. Are you ready? Perhaps you’re one of those organized, super-prepared people, who’ve been buying a building stockpile of presents since last January….

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