Monday, December 19, 2016

Winter at the little white cottage

I must had been born a hermit... no, I am an old she-bear buried deep down in her cozy little cave, happily hibernating... I don't want to go out, or get dress. Combing my wild mane is out of the question these days... I've told you.  I'm hibernating.  It's been so cold around here!  Cold, cloudy and raining for days.  I think even my breathing and heart rates have slowed down some, and I'm sure my body temperature has dropped too, because I'm always freezing, even inside our cozy little cottage I'm always freezing...

 
I have stopped visiting the gardens as often, and only go out from time to time during our short days, and always clad in my warm nightgowns and rain boots... 




If it wasn't for the Fisherman, who pleads with me that I accompany him to all the social gatherings he's required to go to, I will stay buried here forever and ever... but I must comply with my obligations and thus have been busy attending Christmas parties, and get-togethers almost every weekend and such.  It takes a lot of me to do all these things, but deep down I have to thank my dear husband for helping me out of my shell, 'cause I know how lonesome and sad life could be if one insists on being alone and away from people all the time.  So alas... one must get dress, move on, and get going...


Everything looks so beautiful under this December rained-down light. Mysterious, gray, and quieted in an atmosphere filled with little lights and Christmas songs.  Our little white cottage is a gem and a bright light in the extra dark nights of our lightless neighborhood. Like a fairytale cottage out in a clearing of some magical dark forest... 


   

I'm not burning as much energy as I'm used to these days either... which means I'm not running, or working out as much, which means I'm happily engage in the things I love most... like making our home homier, decorating, changing furniture around, swapping bed linens and decorative pillows... adding one more candle to the tabletop, one more rose on the bull's head. Happy little things that are always so necessary to my heart.






He is a bull you guys... no ram here...
it's all in the horns, really! ;)  


Working on my journal, and embellishing some books...


Tessa wants to redo her bedroom in my favorite colors.  Can you believe it!  She's growing up so quickly, it is almost frightening... so I have bought her a complete bed set for Christmas, and I am now trying it on my bed to see how it will look on hers...  do you like it?


She wants a lot of glitter she says, so I'm thinking I'd need to add some more metallic/gold design pillows...



like these here...
Aren't they pretty!


Oh, and one more pic of our winter little white cottage?  Si?


I hope I haven't bored you with such long post! ;)  Tell me, is is cold in your little world too?  Are you anything like me when it comes to those cold winter days, or are you the type that enjoys being outside?  Do share!


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11 comments:

  1. Quite the opposite, our summer solstice is tomorrow. It is bound to be one long hot summer day. Our winters are very mild and are the best time for a gardener to enjoy working hard in the garden.

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    1. Wow... how amazing our world is, isn't it! Thank you for sharing this with me. It make me appreciate our wonderful world even more...

      Cielo

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  2. I am in the cold, of the upper NE. Tonight is the Eve of Yule. Tomorrow is Yule/Winter Solstice. Sat. is Christmas Eve. Sun. is Christmas. And my 12 Days of Yule (which were around long before the 12 Days of Christmas) go from Yule to New Year's Day.

    I like to really enjoy this wonderful, magical, joyful Time of Year!!!!!!

    No I do not like Christmas parties. We never had to do many. And now, we don't do any. Just family gatherings. I feel for you, having to do this faux socializing. But you love him, and you do it. :-)

    Eve Of Yule blessings to you,
    Luna Crone

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    1. Wow, you have all those days figured it out... Well, enjoy each moment Ms. Luna!

      Nice seeing you around!

      Cielo

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  3. Nice weather, here in Belgium. Not really wintry. And very beautiful sunrises and sunsets... and... still roses in our garden :)
    Blessings,
    Rita

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    1. I always thought that Belgium was cold cold super cold, like with the Nordic countries... ;) Interesting. Enjoy your roses! Wish I could see your garden. I know is lovely. Oh I know.

      Cielo

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  4. Winter has arrived. Your pictures are just lovely. The last of our leaves seem to be lingering. I like the idea of hibernating. That must be what I'm doing.

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    1. I worked a bit on removing some of the mountain-high amounts of leaves in the front yard this afternoon. So much! Our little cottage is surrounded in its entirety by trees... in a clearing among all those trees, sorts of speak, so I know about those 'lingering leaves'.... I clean and they keep coming down... ;)

      Cielo

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  5. I've spent the last 23 yrs in beautiful North Carolina. It was always cold around this time of year. Now I live in Southern California and it was a beautiful 80 degree day. I love it. I love looking at your blog it's magical.

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    1. Yes, very cold in NC and neighboring cities 'round here. Beautiful though, but I never thought it was going to be this cold when we moved "south"... hehe.

      Cielo

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