Waaaaaaahhhhhh! There is nothing that makes me feel like a big baby as much as the shortening hours of daylight. Late dawn and early dusk oppress my psyche. I TRY to do the hygge thing, immortalized in song in “Frosted: The Musical” but. . .Even beeswax candles, a cup of cocoa, a toasty gas fire, a great book and a powerful reading lamp can’t make a fall and winter evenings as joyful as having sixteen hours between sunrise and sunset. I’m not a napper. I’m not a snuggler. I’m- –
A real grouch!
Not helpful, 9. We’re not yet to the return to Standard Time, nowhere near the Winter Solstice, and already I’m losing it! My brain does not want to work when darkness falls.
Obviously, as you’re writing this on Thursday evening.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, Lily.
I like October and November, because of Halloween, and my birthday the day after that.
Those things are rolling around this year, just like usual. But. It’s. Dark. Outside!!
Stop complaining and get to work on your projects! You need to write your Sister Catherine script for Fort Walla Walla’s Living History end-of-season program November 2.
Good point, Lily. It’s rumored that Sister Catherine of the Sisters of Providence will be one of the ghosts summoned to tell eerie tales from Walla Walla’s past:
https://www.fwwm.org/calendar/2025/11/2/what-if-radio
You could start thinking about Christmas, too. I’m excited about it already! Maybe we should make a batch of fudge, to practice?
Ah, that reminds me of my highly effective “fighting the darkness” invention, Advent Bow!. Maybe I should start it early this year (like yesterday). This is how it works:
It’s a great help in shaking you out of your dark days funk.
And maybe, just for fun, I’ll research an October through March fantasy trip to the Southern Hemisphere. . .
Because imagination really is one of the best tools for chasing away the darkness.
