Jessica Spengler on Christmas lights and neighbours:
When the sun goes down, I turn our Christmas lights on for us because they make our flat feel cozy. But I also turn them on for everyone else on the street, so when our neighbors look out their windows, they see something bright and pretty in the cold night. And when I look out my window and see the twinkling lights and candles and Christmas trees of our neighbors, I feel like they’re partially for us, too. We’re sending out little signals to say we’re here, and we know you’re there, and while we may all still be isolated and afraid, we see each other, and we care.
About This Blog
I am Peter Rukavina and this is my blog. I am a writer, letterpress printer, and a curious person.
To learn more about me, read my /now, look at my bio, listen to audio I’ve posted, read presentations and speeches I’ve written, or get in touch (peter@rukavina.net is the quickest way).
You can subscribe to an RSS feed of posts, an RSS feed of comments, or a podcast RSS feed that just contains audio posts. You can also receive a daily digests of posts by email.
Comments
I was a curmudgeon towards
I was a curmudgeon towards this stuff until the previous U.S. election and subsequent insanity. Now - I see the tiny opportunities to bring and experience joy, light, and happiness into the world are a necessary counterbalance to the depressive inertia of the darkness of most everything else.
I put up Christmas lights
I put up Christmas lights this year for the first time in a very long while. It does feel somehow that it is connecting us to other people.
So true! I understand there
So true! I understand there are more lights than ever locally, and none to be bought. That’s a lot of caring!
Add new comment