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This lovely image was posted by a clever expert in the Victoria, B.C. region of the Jane Austen Society of North America. I am taking the liberty of borrowing it for this post on three stupendous events occurring in late December: Jane Austen's birthday on Dec. 16, the Winter Solstice on Dec. 21, and Christmas Day on Dec. 25, and all the other celebrations that cluster at this time of year. Miss Austen's birthday aside, I think most of these celebrations are based on the gradual return of the sun in northern climes, an annual event that must have been met with the greatest appreciation by every living thing. I love this original take on a gingerbread house--Stonehenge where the solstices have been celebrated for eons. This imaginative version comes from the blog http://www.turquoiselemons.com/ home of many ingenious ideas. Here is a more traditional house, not actually gingerbread, but perfect for the season. This is a real gingerbread house, decorated by the grandsons a few years ago. Little by little those red gumdrops disappeared during the season. Whatever you choose to celebrate, here's wishing you the happiest of Decmebers and everything you wish for in 2020.
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