Up here in the Pacific Northwest, night comes very early in the winter. I love this time of year and have taken to calling it “The Deep Dark”. Our day/night cycles change so much, but the times of intense dark and light are very short. The change is like a sin wave which has a very sharp maximum (long days) and minimum (dark days).
At the minimum, our sun will rise at 8:30 am and set by 4:30 pm. You go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. People sleep longer and being inside doing inside things is just a perfect way to spend the time. To some, this would sound terrible, but I find it warm and cozy. A perfect setting for the holidays and that wonderful time of relaxation after the holidays.
Right now, we are watching the dark creep in a little bit more each day. By the end of January, the days will be getting longer. By April, day and night will be about equal. See, it doesn’t last long. I have a lot more trouble handling the long days, but more about that later.
Sewing has been happening or rather I think about sewing. I have some sweater knit from JoAnn’s that I want to make up into a Loes Hines Criss-Cross Top. But first there are still some gifts to make. I bought the cats some Meowie Wowie Cat Nip from Over the Rainbow, a great mail order fabric shop. When it arrived, the cats ripped the envelop to get to the stash. I want to make a bunch of cat nip toys up for my friends with cats. Maybe M. can held during sewing class.
