These are the days to light candles in the evening. To be cozy by the fire. Sunday suppers are simple affairs. I used the last of the cherry tomatoes from our garden along with herbs and cheese to make a topping for bread slices. That along with crudites filled us nicely.
Most book end papers are plain affairs. Louise Penny's hardcover books have beautiful ones, very painterly. I just checked my other books and some hardcovers have them and others don't.
Today is the release date for The Black Wolf. I pre-ordered it and went to the bookstore today to pick it up. It will wait patiently until I'm ready for it. I'm in the middle of re-reading The Grey Wolf first. It ends with a question that leads into the next book, and I want to familiarize myself with the story once more.
The sun was elusive today and by the afternoon it seemed quite dark. I polished my brass candlesticks and a brass vase. Fresh lemon juice, salt, a soft rag and some elbow grease made a big difference.
Dinner tonight was a Cottage Pie - I confess that we always called it Shepherd's Pie when I was a child, but have since learned that the original was made with ground lamb. Cottage Pie is virtually the same but made with ground beef. A warming and hearty meal for a chilly day.
While out collecting my book, I bought this jigsaw puzzle. How pretty it is with the snow in the garden. It will be good to assemble it while thinking of the gardening season to come in a few months.
Mornings are so very dark now. We change time this weekend, and will gain light in the morning. I'm looking forward to that. I don't mind the evening darkness so much, but getting up in inky darkness isn't fun. I really have nothing to complain about. On IG I follow a young woman named Cecelia who lives on Svarlbard, in the far north of Norway. For her and the other residents, they've seen their last bit of sun until February. 111 days of polar night. I'd find that rather difficult, would you?
How sad it must be not to see the sun for such aa long time. That is such a pretty jigsaw and would look lovely framed!
ReplyDeleteYes, I would find polar night very difficult. I love the look of that puzzle. After our next round of company, this weekend, I'll have to pull out a puzzle. Cottage Pie sounds really good for this season. Beautiful images you shared.
ReplyDeleteIf I lived in Norway I'd probably be so depressed I'd never get over it!!
ReplyDeleteOur son did an expedition in Svalbard once.
ReplyDeleteThe colours of your today’s post are very nice.
I will also start a puzzle I have in stock it is nice to do various things during the days and evenings. 500 pieces is ok for me my husband does 1000 pieces or more!
We changed time last weekend and today I closed the window shutters a half past five! I did not look at my watch but it was so dark that i thought it was late…
The depth of colour in your photos is wonderful especially the brass candlesticks. I have The Black Wolf reserved at the library and I'm looking forward to reading it. The jigsaw puzzle looks lovely. I would find the lack of sun for that long quite difficult to cope with:)
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten that Louise Penny ended her book with a cliffhanger. I hope our library has purchased the sequel.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a puzzle swap for several years at the old store next door. Store has been closed for years but owner graciously opened it for community uses when she donated it to the town for a new library. Now work has begun on that renovation into a library/community center. Before that happened I stocked up on some of the free puzzles on the porch. Doing puzzles is a winter time event here. There's one in progress already.