The Long Nights Moon holds the hand
Of the cold darkness
And they comfort each other
The one using his light as a beacon
While they slide across the frozen sky
Towards the welcome of the far off dawn
Where, the lantern extinguished,
They head for home
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I'm with them - and that coffee and scone hot from the oven - heaven. Will they mind? Fine write by the way.
That's done it....... now I'll HAVE to make scones all carby and evil. To celebrate the first day of winter I'm going to make a bread pudding - we line the baking mold with sugar cooked until it glazes the mold and then when the pudding is turned out, the melted glazed sugar (not too much) oozes into the pudding (with raisins of course) and you want to die while eating it and then you feel that you have after eating it .......
Ohhhh - sounds great - being a Brit with vanilla Creme Anglaise of course!!
If you haven't already try making the scones with Greek Yoghurt - I think I'll ask Jonathon to turn this into a cookery forum.
ooooooooooo - the high fat yoghurt or will low fat do?
High fat of course but It's only on very special occasions. And I'm not overweight!
Neither am I but if we keep this up we will be.
You’ve both made me hungry!😋
Scones, bread pudding, you'll be talking in about steamed apple and blackberry suet pudding soon, my absolute favourite, with Birds custard of course.
I love apple suet pudding - and its early in the morning and I've not had my muesli yet.
I have just had my muesli and a cup of Rwanda/Burundi tea (leaves not bags).
BIRDS CUSTARD - My Dad had to have this in the house at.... all..... times....without.....fail!
There is a world famous eatery near us call The Pudding Club, I have eaten there once and I asked what custard they used, was it of their own making the Loud response I got from the waiter "SIR, IT IS BIRDS CUSTARD WE NEVER SERVE ANY OTHER!!"
We had it all down the backs of our deckchairs this summer. 🙂 🙂
Michael: We did that once -with Ketsup! And Andy I've noticed there are two kinds of people in the world - pudding people and never pudding people. Dad and I were pudding people........ also jam ...... no jam pot ever escaped his scrutinous final search for the last gooey drop............
Ah but the birds custard we had down our chairs was of the ornithological variety. 🤬
Oh my I'm slow...............
Strangely, after the first day of Winter (taking it as Dec 21st), things get lighter a minute or two each day.
Let's not only say 'The nights are drawing in' but also say 'It will gradually start getting lighter again soon'.
Strangely, after the first day of Winter (taking it as Dec 21st), things get lighter a minute or two each day.
Let's not only say 'The nights are drawing in' but also say 'It will gradually start getting lighter again soon'.
How is it in the US. Our 'shortest days' are 8am to 4pm daylight. I would hate it if it was not light until 9am.
Yes Orchi you're right! And when I was riding horses in the dark winter after work hours I always noticed that mid-February I was finally seeing sunsets again..... so that's what I watch for now! Am currently feeding the birds at first light around 7:15 a.m. ish........
Lorna,
I was hoping you’d post a December Moon poem! Glad you did along with a great video! I enjoyed it very much!
~Laura~
Beautiful write Lorna, those long moon nights hold something very special in them.
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