12 Dec 2014

happy christmas to you all

Where does snow globe liquid disappear to every year?

Another year almost over! Another working year almost over; time very soon(not soon enough) for a few weeks away from sitting indoors at a computer all day. Time now to eat a leisurely breakfast at a reasonable hour, outside, in my garden; to spend hours pottering amongst the pea vines and corn stalks and the cool green leaves of my birch trees, watching bumblebees vibrate in the tubes of penstamon flowers and listening to the chattering and warbling of blackbirds and european goldfinches and new holland honey eaters who also enjoy my garden. Time to flick thru a magazine, actually read a proper book, or have a nanna nap, just because I can. Time to relax and recharge the batteries.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season too, no matter what you celebrate, and how and where you do it – whether it’s vibrant sunny days (keep your fingers crossed for us here in Tassie!) or snowy short ones.

I hope you enjoy all the things that I look forward to in my holidays: favourable weather, good food, unrushed time with family and friends; in fact, just unrushed time. Time to do nothing. Doing nothing is sadly under-rated in these modern online-hyper-linked-charged-zapped days, but I shall be practising it with sloth-like precision over my holidays. I hope visiting my parents and helping pick their berries and cherries and stone fruit is about as physically challenging as it gets for me come early January.

Thank you for all your friendship and support over 2014. I have enjoyed writing for you and talking to you, reading your comments and having conversations with you here at Dig In, and on your own (fantastic, envy-inducing) blogs. I say it every year, but I am constantly amazed at how words and (dodgy) pics about burnt cakes and baby zucchinis can bring us together from so many different parts of the world. As a new blogger, I used to get caught up in statistics and traffic sources; now, I simply enjoy hearing from new visitors; knowing there may be others who read but don’t comment; and saying hello to those of you who have been coming here every week. Change and constancy — as in life.

So happy Christmas to you and your family, from me and mine. Stay safe and healthy and happy and well-fed. See you in a month or so.

e XX

21 comments:

  1. I know you'll enjoy your garden and the tomatoes in particular which are impressive given Tassie conditions.

    and a happy Christmas to you

    Daniel

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    1. Thank you D,z and to you and your family too.
      Yes, i can already boast that my tomatoes are great! Green still, but looking good.

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  2. Wishing you a very wonderful break. CJ xx

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    1. Thank you CJ, i hope you have a wonderful holiday season in the UK xx

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  3. Enjoy your time doing nothing - an underrated pastime I think! Happy Christmas.

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    1. Happy christmas to you too anne, i hope your winter season is a beautiful one.

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  4. Enjoy your break e! It has been lovely having you as a blog friend in 2014 x

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    1. Thank you jane, and i certainly feel the same. I feel so lucky to have such inspiring and wonderful blog friends with everyone here xx

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  5. Have a lovely break, although by the sound of things it couldn't be anything other than lovely. I hope also to enjoy times of "sloth like precision" (my favourite expression of 2014 I think ;) )

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    1. Ha, i'm glad you like that one! I hope you keep cool thru the melbourne summer bek:-)

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  6. Merry Christmas to you. Hope you enjoy the New Year break. See you in 2015 x

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    1. Thank you carla. Keep cool in WA and see you next year x

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  7. Seasons eatings and merry Christmas to you and yours too, E xox

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    1. I love seasons 'eatings'! Thank you lizzy, and to you and peter

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  8. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. I trust you find time for cooking in amongst all of the reading, gardening and resting you plan to do. xx

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    1. Thankyou merryn, and to you too! My zucchinis have kicked into overdrive, so no doubt I will be working my way thru some zucchini recipes! tarts, cakes, pastas... :-)

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    2. I hope you are enjoying your summer holiday x

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  9. Enjoy your break E, wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas also and every happiness for 2015. Enjoy your break.

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  10. thank you Catherine, i'm ready for it. hope you have a great Christmas period too with your big family gathering (well, bigger than mine :-)

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  11. I am late to the party but hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season, and may we have more fun times in 2015!

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  12. and I am even later to your reply :-) thank you leaf - what a good wish, for fun times ahead. yay to that!

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