It is Sunday 12 November and I’m sitting on the lounge soaking up the warm sun lapping my face as it makes its way through the window. Outside its 22°C and I’m wondering about the oddity of this weather only a month and few days away from Christmas. Not that I’m complaining but as much as I like the sun’s warmth and the light it emits, I long for the cosiness surrounding the colder months. As in recent years, this autumn was pretty mild in Malta. It is almost a cooler version of summer. It could be that distant memories start to fade, but I find that seasons have almost completely vanished with each passing year. Thank you global warming! Perhaps that is one reason why lately my festive mood is so slow to creep in. And then Christmas suddenly comes and goes. Ironically, as I meditated with the warm sun still washing my face, a thought crossed my mind: what if this year I stoke my Christmas spirit early enough by visiting Scandinavia - the land of ice and snow, of … [Read more...]