Midwinter Waltz

Gray skies, cold (but not frigid) temperatures, and dry air combined with frozen mud, slushy walkways and dirty snowbanks contribute to a blah mid-winter mood. Though this is not the technical absolute middle of winter, it feels like the middle of the season to me~ halfway-ish between the holidays and the first signs of spring.
So, what are you doing to brighten your day? My plans today include baking some cookies, working on the quilt I started this week, and playing some fiddle tunes. I'm sure we'll think of a few other activities as the day progresses! Music, aromas, the company we keep, the colors and textures around us... all these things work together to create a personal mid-winter waltz that brings harmony and peace into your world, regardless of the conditions outdoors. Midwinter Waltz can be found in the Waltz Book Volume 2, composed by Dave Richardson and includes the following...

• "The party, great though it was, was ending. Through the open farmhouse doorway the last of the light and music spills into the darkness of the yard. In the falling snow a couple dances a final sad farewell. Winter enfolds us all again." Dave Richardson. In writing this one, Dave pays homage to a favorite carol remembered from his school days, "In the Bleak Midwinter." Recorded by the Boys of the Loch on The Day Dawn, Dave Richardson, Gilderoy Music, 31 Fountain Hall Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH9-2LN.