Dark

It’s dark up here in the northern hemisphere. Cold too. But solstice happened before I got up, 5:44 a.m. local time. In about six weeks, maybe I’ll start to notice the gradual lightening that begins today.

One bright spot in this often-dark town is that a rundown but adorable building was just purchased by some artist friends as a studio. The absent owner had turned down offer after offer all the years I’ve been here, but apparently he realized he wouldn’t be coming back to use it and sold it to some great people. They’ve started the salvage/fix-up, and tonight they are having an open house to celebrate the new space.

The open house starts at 6, so it will be very, very dark.