Friday, 27 December 2019

Four Inch Flying Dutchman


We’ve been so preoccupied with all our holiday preparations, it went unnoticed. Winter solstice slipped by about a week ago. That means we’ve at least another 83 days of ice and snow ahead before the spring equinox. Here are a few quotes to help us plow through:
"I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, ‘Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.’” – Lewis Carroll
“People don’t notice whether it’s spring or winter when they’re happy.” – Anton Chekov
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home.” – Edith Sitwell
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” – Hal Borland
“O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?” – Percy Bysshe Shelley

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