The Twelfth Day of Christmas

Quote of the day:
“Everyone’s looking for some kind of love.”
--Kate Wolf

Statistic of the day:
Percent of American households with at least person employed:
Among immigrants: 82%
Among those born here: 73%
--Harper’s Magazine

Today is the twelfth day of Christmas, known as Epiphany. This is the day when Christian tradition reads the story of the magi following the star and coming upon Jesus.

We like to keep our Christmas tree up until Epiphany. It seems like just the right amount of time.

This year I took it down a day early because yesterday was tree-recycling day. I’ve got to admit I felt a little sad taking the tree down and hauling it to the curb. Our living room looked so bare, with just a few pine needles scattered where the tree had been.

On the other hand, it’s great to look at the sky in the late afternoon and realize that that days are getting longer. Light is coming back.