That’s right, today is the shortest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere, as well as the first day of winter. I think that’s great news, because now we’ll be getting more and more daylight-time as the weeks go by, instead of less. The cold weather will still be here for awhile longer, of course, but for me the darkness of winter is more challenging than the cold, and every extra moment of daylight helps.
I read a bit about the winter solstice here on National Geographic.
Now for a mystery:
and this is the back.
What do you think this is?
I have a little story about the acquisition of this marvel, and will share it in a few days. In the meantime… ponder, research, guess! What is it?
I hope your winter has gotten off to a lovely start.
love,
meg
Update: This is actually a brick of pressed tea, front & back.
I bought it from a very interesting man who has a gallery of Japanese ukiyo-e and other art in rural Nova Scotia (near Weymouth), when I was visiting my family this summer.
He had a lot of wonderful stories and anecdotes to share, and graciously chatted with C. & I, my mom and grandmother over cups of genmai-cha (green tea with toasted brown rice).
Chancing to find this little jewel of a gallery in such an unlikely place reminded me of how nice it can be to open up and talk to strangers. You can find the most incredible people & stories when you aren’t even looking…
oh, blurry photos! Let’s pretend it makes it more mysterious, shall we?
what about paint print? those that you add some color and print a paint? looking forward to read about it!