December 9, 2023
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Am picking up my knitting by our very own woodstove, and feeling extraordinarily fortunate to be in such a position.
Turning things over tonight to my friend Nadia with a holiday picture she took in Ukraine... before 2022.
I’ll see you tomorrow.
[Picture by Nadia Povalinska.]
This photo is heartbreaking to me. I wonder where those two little girls are now? What’s happened to their parents? Their brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles likely in the military?
The U.S. needs to do all we can to protect these girls and their nation from Putin’s deadly and destructive, greed-fueled bid for world domination. If we don’t protect Ukraine, Poland is next and then what? France? This war is a proxy war we must support. Full stop.
About these little girls: This scene of them walking hand-in-hand in virgin snow is so simple and pure, reminding me of the old Tampax ads with a cartoon of a girl hanging upside down from a tree.
“Remember how simple life used to be?” the headline said.
Truth!
Gorgeous photo, so peaceful and calm. It reminds me of a Gaelic blessing I came upon, loved it so much I used it on our Christmas card this year:
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of shining stars to you
Deep peace of the gentle night to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you
Deep peace to you
Deep peace to you