Rodrigvitz Style

In the Light

in abundance...and light

a beautiful tradition...brings warmth in the night

and my sweet Tess...ushering in another year.

Warm Wishes

Sending you all warm holiday greetings!

Traditions of Orange and Light

I embrace the traditions of this holiday season...one of those for me has long been making clove oranges...the scent filling the house.

I was happy to see that Tess has a bowl of clove oranges in her home as well...

This year we light the Hanukkah candles as we welcome the winter solstice...and bend gently toward the light.

Holiday Haiku

I'm sending you all...

a bit of holiday cheer

for

a happy new year

Haiku my heart

Fireflies, Dragonflies...twinkling lights in the night

Evening and one by one the lights go on...

a magical dance of little lights...bouncing off brass bells...

and across every reflective surface.

and...firefly...a chance to view and buy beautiful and creative handmade gifts.

another bright light...I sat in awe as the December full moon rose in the sky...

From the farmers almanac...One name for this moon, the Long Night Moon, is a doubly appropriate name because the midwinter night is indeed long, and because the Moon is above the horizon for a long time. The midwinter full Moon has a high trajectory across the sky because it is opposite a low Sun.

Mr R...you are seeing this same Long Night Moon...over there.

City Night...our Tradition

As is our family tradition...a trip to the city, this time to meet Tess as she now lives in the city, to take in the holiday lights...

dinner at a new restaurant...

and a walk in the cold to catch The Lion King.

(photo from broadwaysd.com)

This amazing work of Julie Taymor...her years working and studying in Japan and Indonesia take this so far beyond Disney.  It was a magical experience.

More Sunday postcards here

My Wish for You

and...

For the coming year...

harmonious and joyFULL

peace and love to all

more Haiku my Heart

my new yoga mat...my artwork on the mat from sweet Tess AND my new boots for kicking it up in the New Year!

Holiday Traditions

With busy schedules, holiday art shows and surgical recovery I wondered if we'd be able to squeeze in our traditional Hanukkah dinner this year...but we did...Tess home to light the candles,

table set with the traditional blues and whites...

and kugel, latkes with sugar, applesauce and sour cream... and grama's brisket. 

and...before heading off to bed a surprise email from Seth telling me I was chosen as a favorite blog by some of his readers...sweet dreams indeed.

What are some of your holiday traditions?

First Night...of Lights

I lit the candles for the first night of Hanukkah...

I put the Thanksgiving turkey in the oven this afternoon...we'll have the latkes later when Tess comes home...

it's all good

It Must Be....

 
It must be...is the theme of my Sketchbook Project journal

I sat in the glow of candles...drawing in my Sketchbook Project journal...a page in anticipation of the first candle for the first night of Hanukkah.  I have photos of Tess lighting candles for the past 26 years...so sweet to savor those. 

She knows she'll have to come over for a photo before the last candle is lit.