Grace notes for the Solstice

[alfreda89]

I bopped over the the friend's page to see if my post went through (See, I really don't trust the computer--the keyboard is wonking out, too) but spotted this old Finnish ceremony revived by folks in north Minnesota:
ice candles

Thanks, pegkerr, who also shares a lot of my favorite movies!

This is also the time of year for grave blankets. I discovered them in some research years ago--small communities in northern Michigan made them for family graves, and I assume took them down once they deteriorated--but now apparently they've become big business.

I started the laundry. Really, I did...