12.19.2023 | Third Tuesday of Advent

The skies are sunny on this Tuesday morning in December but, "Baby, it's Cold Outside!"  The old thermometer tells me it is 22-degrees in the early hours of the day.  We will be warming up to the mid 40s by this afternoon.  Clouds and sunshine will be hanging around all day.  A warmup into the upper 50s through the rest of the week.  

I have to admit I miss the gardening in December.  Honestly, there really isn't that much to do.  On warmer days I may pick up a few of the leaves that litter the walkways and get caught up in the stoops.  I planted up several pots of tulips for the coming Spring.  This time of year lends itself to a bit of housekeeping and cleaning up inside.  All of the gardening tools have been cleaned and I'm in the process of sharpening the tools that need it.  The blade on the lawnmower was taken to the hardware store for their professional workmanship.  It's that time of year that I piddle about in the basement when it's cold or walk around a check on things when it is warmer.  

I'm waiting for the light to return.  The dark, dark mornings and the early darkness of evenings catch me off guard.  In our darkest moments the garden creates a shaft of light.  No matter how dark things may appear we can find a spark of light in our hearts.  My job today is to try to be a light for one another.  As we light the candles on our Advent wreath, we light the candles for one another.  We wait together.  The hope and faith are real.  The light will come and banish the darkness.  

O Come, O Come Emmanuel! We sing the words every day now.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.