Life Is Full of Sweet Spots

“May your walls know joy,

may every room

hold laughter,

and every window

open to great possibility.”

— Mary Anne Radmacher

folklore traditions

mischievous gnomes ensure luck

brighten dark winters

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Holiday Characters ~ Mischievous gnomes and straw “Julbocken” Yule Goats add touch of folklore to classic Scandinavian “God Jul” Christmas celebration. Credited with magical properties, the Yule Goats are often made with the last sheath of grain harvested. These Norse mythology characters live on a Florence Griswold Museum mantlepiece in Old Lyme, CT • “Holiday Folklore” haiku and photos by Mary O’Connor

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