Today is our last day at Newbold House and given we are in
the northern hemisphere it is the summer solstice. In Scotland, this means 18 hours of daylight
on the day when the tilt of the earth is most inclined toward the sun. I won’t say 18 hours of sunshine because most
of the day has been shrouded in cloud although the sun was streaming through my
window for all of 15 minutes just after 6pm J
and yet I wasn’t brave enough to actually remove my jumper! It is our last day of volunteering here and
we start the day by harvesting salads, garlic, purple broccoli and other
goodies for our lunchtime feast.
Being the solstice, everyone in the house has gathered for a
little ceremony in the garden just before lunch. Christopher has created a lcircle of flowers
with 4 arrangements to represent the four elements – earth, wind, water and
fire. We hold hands while Christopher
reminds us that we have come from the darkness of winter to the light of
summer. The birds are chirping all
around us, and the scent of the incredible flowers in the garden heightens our
senses.
It is warm enough for us to have a picnic outside. We feast on spinach and feta pie and the
salads from the garden. Today, we
celebrate with a desert of fresh mixed berries and ice cream. It is a happy occasion and a wonderful
celebration and we are glad to have escaped a winter in Australia - although
the temperature was probably not that much different!! Happy summer/winter solstice my friends!
"I cannot pretend to be impartial about colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns. " Winston Churchill
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