Christmas is fast approaching. Already had my Book Club Christmas and my Golfing Foursome Christmas. The cookies are baked and being gifted to the neighbours tomorrow. The pics are for my bud and one day I hope she can share the cookies with me here in the Yukon! Now that would be a picture worth taking!
This weekend will see a Hungarian meal (Chicken Paprikas) being served to family ... haven't seen cousin Frank for ages so will be fun sitting down and breaking bread with him. Brooke leaves soon for her Xmas with her family, so the gift exchange will take place before she leaves. SR is spending Xmas with me this year - I will look forward to that. And, is my luck changing ???, I won my Christmas turkey -- so so lucky!!
If you've been reading my blog, you would have seen the dump of snow we have already had. Now the thermometer is dipping with a high pressure system descending upon us this week. Temperatures between 20 and 30 below zero. We are so lucky here escaping the snow, snow, snow of parts of Canada and the States, escaping the floods of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Yes, it may get cold, but living in the Yukon, we are not only prepared for that but expect it.
I do wish well to all those experiencing the harsh conditions Mother Nature is throwing their way.
And, just heard this on the radio recently, so here's a heads up for all of you. There will be a lunar eclipse December 21st beginning about 1:30 AM Eastern Time (so I believe that makes it 10:30 PM on December 20th Pacific Time). It is also called the Christmas lunar eclipse. It will be the first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Winter Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) since 1638. Worth a look.
And a Happy note to us northerners, December 21st is almost here ... !yeah! ... after the shortest day, longest night (on December 21st, sunrise in Whitehorse is 10:10 AM, sunset is 3:48pm, a total of 5 hours and 38 minutes of daylight), the tides turn and every day will bring more daylight - can't wait.
In case Christmas sneaks up before my next blog, The Best of the Season to all my readers!
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