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KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Winter Solstice Newsletter December 20, 2016   The Green Renewal Winter Solstice marks the rebirth of the Sun: the moment when the light begins to return from the south and days grow longer. In northern climes, this heralds the return of moisture and vegetation. I’ve spent many winters in Prague, where the Green Man appears on nearly every ancient edifice. He is the

KATHERINE NEVILLE’S Solstice Advent(ure) Newsletter December 21, 2014   Advent: Return of the Sun Today is the last Sunday of the season of Advent (from Latin adventus, a coming) a period of four Sundays when the Christian church traditionally asks us to prepare for the arrival of the baby Jesus’ birthday on December 25th. People keep calendars with 24 tiny doors that are opened each da