Typically this is the time of year that everyone gets into a bluster trying to get ready for the holidays. I personally love this time of year as this is when I can't be out in the garden, or canning fruit. I will be harvesting the winter herbs, and making my salves, but mostly I will be enjoying the soups on the stove, the fire, and knitting. I always feel that this is the recuperation period of the year to reflect on the happenings of the past year. Enjoy the peace of winter, and the beauty that it brings.