December 21: Christmas, Hanukkah, or Winter Solstice
We were so lucky this year that snow fell just before Christmas getting us into the holiday mood. Two weeks ago on WQW, I shared a winter wonderland. The good news is that two weeks ago I had to use archived pictures, and this week, I can show you what the weather is like here in Prescott, AZ.
“How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose, if there were no winter in our year.”
―Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Featured Bloggers for Last Week
I am super grateful for all of you who visit and post each week. You bring me joy, I learn about the world far and near, and feel close to you and what you are doing in your lives.
- EKLASTIC – BEST PIE EVER
- KEEP IT ALIVE – SWEET VERMICELLI IS A HOLIDAY BREAKFAST DELIGHT
- LADY LEE – AMAZING CULINARY DELIGHTS
- LOVING LIFE – YUMMY COOKIES AND OTHER DELIGHTS INCLUDING A LINK TO HER CLAM CHOWDER SECRET RECIPE
- NOW AT HOME – WITH A LINK TO ALETTA’S FRUITCAKE RECIPE
For More Winter Solstice and Christmas Ideas Visit These Blogs
- LADY LEE – A FULL SENSORY EXPERIENCE FROM THE SNOW TO THE PHILIPPINES
- EKLASTIC – HAPPY HOGSWATCH FROM ELKE
- LOVING LIFE – THE WONDERFUL TRADITIONS OF KIRSTIN’S FAMILY
- MAMA CORMIER – BEAUTIFUL TREES AND ORNAMENTS
- THE SKEPTIC’S KADDISH – A STORY OF CHANUKAH AND THE MENORAH CANDLES
Logo Contest
Do you love quotes? Do you enjoy designing? WQW Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays is changing to WQ Wednesday Quotes in 2023. Check out the 2023 WQ Logo Designing Contest.
This year we had two worthy entries for next year’s widget or logo shown in the order received. Some people post the image in their sidebar to show that they participate in a specific challenge. Others post them on every post. Some do both and others do neither.
Thank you to two amazing bloggers, Donna Connolly at Retirement Reflections and Sadje at Keep It Alive for taking the time to submit these two excellent logos. I’ll let you know who designed which logo will be our next logo on January 7th. I love them both, so I’m NEED your help choosing!
Voting Ends on January 4th
My Take on a Wintery Christmas
The other day Puppy Girl and I put on our heavy coats and went outside to make yellow snow. These are some of the wonderful views we had around our home.
“The Christians stole the winter solstice from the pagans, and capitalism stole it from the Christians.”
George Monbiot
“In a way Winter is the real Spring – the time when the inner things happen, the resurgence of nature.”
– Edna O’Brien
Christmas Shopping
You will, no doubt notice that I’m not showing you my deeper self where all the resurgence is happening. I love blogs where people say deep, cool stuff. I’ve come to the conclusion that you have to have a deep, cool mind in order to do that. So, with me, you get shop chatter.
Vince and I don’t have a lot of shopping left to do, so we strolled at a comfortable pace through the downtown shops around Courthouse Square. These shops reflect the true western spirit of Native Americans, cowboys, and rodeos in their decorations for Christmas as well as most of their merchandise.
“Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.”
Anne Morrow Lindburg
Finally, I have a few ornaments you might enjoy.
Play Along with WQW
We are almost at the end of 2022, our second year of Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a beautiful winter solstice.
If you want to play along with Writer’s Quotes Wednesday, create a post about the topic of the holiday you celebrate this month, or something about winter, find a quote or quotes that you like, and link your post to my post.
Upcoming and Ongoing on Always Write
- December 20: Challenge Interview Series – Sadje
- December 28: Reflections on 2022/Writer’s Choice/ or YOUR WOTY
- Voting for the top design for 2023 ends January 4th.
- Great Reveal happens on January 7th
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
56 responses to “WQW 49: Wintery Holidays”
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Hi Marsha, here’s mine
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Beautiful photos as always, Marsha. I love the ornaments.
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Thanks, Carol. I took tons of trio pictures. So I’ll have some more for this week, too. 🙂
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Excellent!
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The shops in Prescot are beautuful!
Merry Christmas to you and Vince! 🎄
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Thanks, Aletta. Prescott downtown is a very eclectic place full of art stores and antique, and of course, saloons on Whiskey Row – the main street. 🙂
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That sounds like a great place!
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It is. 🙂
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Your photos are like Christmas card pictures
The blue sky against the white is glorious and as always great quotes
Hope you had a fabulous day 😊
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Thank you so much, Ali. That is high praise and I’ll cherish it. Have a wonderful New Year. Talk to you soon on your blog. 🙂
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For sure Marsha
Have a happy and healthy 2023
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Thank you so much, Alison! You have a great 2023, too!
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I don’t remember if I shared my link…haha
https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2022/12/putting-fingers-to-keyboardwqw-theme.html
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I’m late to the party…..haha…here’s my link. I love the quote you shared about winter being the real spring, and I LOVE all the fun photos. That looks like an amazing place to walk around.
https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2022/12/putting-fingers-to-keyboardwqw-theme.html
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You will have to visit sometime. It’s right on your way to somewhere, especially if you fly. You can stopover at Phoenix and fly further east from here. I had never flown in and out of two airports until I came to Portland in September to see all of you.
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These pictures caught my attention. Have a Merry Christmas. Anita
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Wow, thanks, Anita, that’s high praise from a photographer and traveler like you are. Hope you had a great Christmas and are headed for many wonderful experiences in 2023.
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oh how I love your walk through Prescott for the holidays. Such great captures. And You are making me want to shop. The southwest/native store front is my favorite.
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Isn’t that a beautiful display? I’ve never seen anything like it.
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It is.
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Some personal Chanukah candle-related thoughts of mine:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2022/12/22/defy-and-define-the-darkness/
❤
David
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I love that wine… I mean organic food tote bag! And, the quote by George Monbiot is a good one. I wish the season could be less about buying stuff and more about peace and good will. Looking forward to seeing which logo wins. Have a great holiday, Marsha!
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Thanks Janis. I hope you voted! 😍🎅🎄🎁 even the emoji are all about the commercial side of Christmas.
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The snow is so pretty – you know how much I love seeing snow photos. And you’re right, you won’t see that Christmas scene here in Toowoomba. It’s warm and sunny and 26C today, and we’re looking forward to a lovely summery Christmas Day in Brisbane with our dear little boy.
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Awwwww we might have to join you and leave the cold snow behind. I need to give A a hug and a kiss before he gets too big for that sort of thing!!!!
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I hope he doesn’t get too big for it any time soon.
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Me too! 🙂 Give everyone my love.
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What a festive collection!
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It was a fun time capturing them.
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Such a beautiful Winter Wonderland and tour Marsha. Love the Indian Scene and all of the xmas pics to get me in the mood. Shopping is overrated but Amazon has been great this year. I never know if it’s a door handle or a xmas gift or a door handle xmas gift. Oh I wish I was good with Graphics and those are great ones but I’ll try to take a whirl at it.
I love you talking shop!!! 🎄❤️
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You are too sweet. And I love your poetry so there you go!
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just honest.. awww thanks Marsha! ❣️
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YAW! 🙂
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Hopefully that wine rack is ten feet tall to hold all of your bottles Marsha 🍷😁
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You must think I’m a real lush, BB!
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Just thought that perhaps you are a connoisseur and collector of fine wines Marsha
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LOL Truth known, I know very little about wine. I have a few favorites, nothing over $15 per bottle. I spend most of my drinking on water! 🙂 I know, how boring!
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I am a $15 average myself 🙂
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My favorite is Robert Mondavi’s Cabernet Savignon aged in bourbon barrels. Delicious!
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great wintery post and fun shopping, Marsha 🙂 Happy Holidays! ❤
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I love your uplifting, holiday pics. Very inspiring!
Thank you for including me in this challenge.
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Thank you, dear Donna for participating and for the kind remarks. 🙂 Have wonderful holidays.
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I suspect you do my share of Christmas shopping, Marsha. I’m not good at it. Butterfly brain! Inspiration always dawns late then I’m in a mad panic. We buy very little and are away from home with only hand luggage- that doesn’t give a lot of scope! Have a fabulous time…
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I hear you! I bring home few presents when I travel, too. Be safe! Talk to you soon, my friend. 🙂
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Woo hoo!!!! …. I’m the first voter! Thanks for sharing the wonderful pics of Prescott. Northern Arizona weather sure is different than the Valley of the Sun. Great ornaments … especially the taco truck … what a fabulous wine rack!!!! …. and the first pic in the collection is my favorite. Defintely southwestern and wonderful. Best holiday wishes to you and yours.
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Thanks, Frank. It was a glorious day to take pictures yesterday. I was in heaven walking in and out of shops – snap, snap, snapping. 🙂 Thanks for being my #1 voter!
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❤ ❤
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