Sandy Snowman

The stores and the radio are full of songs about dashing through the snow and letting it snow and all forms of a white Christmas. But for half of the world this is summer, and even many of us in the Northern Hemisphere will never see snow. Oftentimes the picture that the world paints of what our holidays should look like has very little correspondence with reality. Far better to build a “snowman” on the beach than to fret about how your life doesn’t match someone else’s picture.

What unconventional bits of your holidays do you treasure?

Stonehenge

The ancient circle at Stonehenge has stood for thousands of years, a silent observer as the world has changed in ways that no one could have imagined. And yet, in this world of medical miracles and smart phones the stones retain a sense of power, a depth of meaning that is palpable to its modern visitors.

What ancient object or tradition carries depth and power for you?