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Winter Solstice

The Rest of the Story

December 10, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

Have you ever missed a night of sleep? Or what about 3 or 4 nights in a row?  You feel nutty as hell, right? Like, you're not firing on all cylinders; a cell phone with one lowly bar and 2% battery. OK, now what about when you get a good night's sleep, or 3 or 4 good sleeps in a …

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How to Dream

January 9, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

I've used the image above as a Winter Solstice reminder for many years. It's a woodcut by artist Mary Azarian (brilliant, amazing, buy everything she makes). The image is of a woman sitting in her warm house, snug under a quilt, leafing through a seed catalog while it pours snow …

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A Winter Morning

January 2, 2020 / by Katie Vie / Leave a Comment

I wake up before dawn. I pad downstairs to the kitchen, glowing in the light of my grandmother's ceramic Christmas tree, to fill the kettle for coffee. I check the thermometer; 50 degrees in and 29 degrees out.  I build a fire in the wood stove. Two big logs side by side, then paper …

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