Originally published on December 21, 2005
Happy Winter Solstice! I personally love nature, and although I love Hanukah, I love wishing someone a happy solstice instead. Something about saying that is so magical to me. I took special care to get this written. I tried to describe it uniquely and did the best I could. Hope you enjoy.
Satin flowers spread miles of fields like butter. Poppies sprang through lavender and buttercups. Sunflowers sat in the leaves as if they were meditating soaking in the sunrays. On the edge of the far field hibiscus grew alongside morning glories climbing up birch and maples. Carrots stuck their orange heads out of the ground and tomatoes slithered along the ground. Pumpkins sat lazily in the middle of a shady patch and strawberries reached for sunny spots on the ground. In the middle of the garden was a fountain filled with lucid water reflecting everything around it. On the western edge of the circular basin sat an elderly lady playing a harp. Her hair was lily-of-the-valley white and her skin was softly wrinkles around her eyes and mouth. Her hands were nimble as they flew across the strings. Music caressed the plants in the garden as the sun slowly glided across the sky. When it go colder and the sky rosy, she got up and disappeared through the trees.
Pilly was sitting in the maple tree opposite the woman all day and he yawned as he leaned back on his branch. I wonder he thought when Rosetta will play again. The moon faded into the sky as colors bid the sun farewell for the day. The stars came out and dotted the sky as Pilly fell asleep.
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Originally published on December 18, 2005
Snow peppered the streets with a cotton coating. The street was full of black slush as horse drawn carriages trotted back and forth to the Southington’s House. The party was a bit of a bore for the child in the corner. She sat in her best clothes with Violet and Mourny pointing out the couples and making up stories about them. Elizabeth walked nervously with her mask in her hand towards the kitchen.
“Lady Smith, what a pleasure to see you tonight.” A tall, but round man walked up to her and nodded his head cordially.
“Ah, Colonel, what a pleasant surprise.” She managed a ladylike smile and nodded.
“I trust you have seen William around.”
She inwardly grimaced, but kept her smile up. “No,” she stuttered trying to get around him to get closer to the kitchen door, “I haven’t seen him lately. I’ll be sure to greet him before I leave.”
“Splendid,” the Colonel said and walked towards the buffet table.
Eyeing her surroundings, she slipped into the kitchen. Smells of hundreds of cookies, candied yams, and the holiday duck greeted her warmly before anyone else did.
“M’lady,” Jack whispered as he walked up to her, “you have any news?”
Jack was the Colonel’s second son, and a forgotten one at that. He had run away from the monkhood and was considered a disgrace with his family. The servants loved to have him around partly because he was such a good worker and mostly because of his charming personality. They had been friends longer than she could remember, but if anyone in the Colonel’s family knew she was talking with him, it would be a disgrace. Especially since, they were trying to match her up with William, the family’s oldest son.
“Of, course.” She handed him a small red envelope with the insignia of a swan pressed into silver ink.
Jack winked at her and stuck the envelope in his pocket. She smiled and slipped out of the kitchen. She managed to wander straight to where she had left Mourny, Violet, and the girl without running into William.
“It took you long enough,” Mourny said disgruntled as he got off chair back the child was sitting on.
“Lady Lizabeth! Look at that pretty lady over there, she looks like she’s a queen.”
Elizabeth glanced over to the hostess, where the girl was pointing.
“Euh, close enough.”
Violet smiled and nodded at the child.
“Let’s leave before William finds me. I shouldn’t like to have to endure subtle hints of marriage until next year, at least.”
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