Now it is December, and here is your Convivio Book of Days calendar for the new month. It is a month of increasing darkness on the way toward old Midwinter, the longest night of the year. It is a month of preparation, of making our homes as fair as we are able, for Old Father Christmas is on the approach. We would do well to take our time, to appreciate each day of this last “ember” month of the year rather than rush headlong into the celebration on the horizon. Seth and I think of this as the Slow Christmas movement: appreciating the approach, the anticipation, the preparation, setting the stage for joy. This is what Advent is all about. Christmas will be here in due time and will bring with it twelve days of celebration, days that stand outside ordinary time in the wheel of the year. The ceremony of each day is what this blog, this story, is all about. This becomes especially true at this time of year.
Friday night, the Second of December, come see us at Social House in Downtown Lake Worth. It’s their 2nd Annual Holiday Maker Meet, and we’ll be there with our traditional handmade Christmas ornaments from Germany and Mexico, as well as our German Christmas pyramids and handmade daily Advent candles from England. It’s also the night of Lake Worth’s Christmas tree lighting, on the cultural plaza at the City Hall Annex, in view of Social House. It should be a lovely night. Please come by Social House and say hello! We’ll be there with many of our favorite local makers. 6:30 to 10 PM.