Darkness Falls

Sorry, I've been MIA.  We have been busy with the day to day, but nothing that felt blog post worthy.  Though the loss of light may be worth it.  I've started singing my own version of "Where Are You Christmas?"  It goes a little something like this, "Where are you daylight? Why can't I find you?  Why have you gone away?"  Catchy, right?  The sun set at 3:47 pm today.  Kind of crazy.  I may have to turn on the happy light soon.  It makes me very sleepy when it is so dark.

The holiday season makes it a bit more bearable in some ways.  Harrogate is lit up with Christmas lights and some of the shops even stay open until 7pm once a week.  Now that's huge.    I may go out shopping one Thursday night, just because I can!  Of course, I'll have to walk in the dark. Ha!

I keep telling myself that soon the days will be getting longer instead of shorter and next summer I can complain about it staying light until 11:00pm.  ;-)  It's all relative, really.

I am feeling quite homesick these days. The downside to the holidays while in a foreign country. I have really grown to like Harrogate, but with Thanksgiving and Christmas here I miss my family and friends back home.  I wish I could put them on a private jet and fly them to England!  It's been fun to decorate my house.  I've never had a fire place before.  I was able to hang the stockings by the fireplace with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be here.  On the bright side, my "diary" is nearly booked solid.  Birthdays, holiday activities, trips and dinners should make the time fly by.  The New Year will be here in a blink of the eye and the days will be stretching out again.  Looking forward to it. 

Ho Ho Ho!

Cheers.