All posts by Sonja Hakala

I have been a professional writer since 1987. I've written for newspapers, magazines, worked in the book publishing industry, and published novels and non-fiction books. In addition, I've guided numerous authors through the process of independent publishing, and offer workshops in that same vein. I'm the founder of the Parkinson's Comfort Project and over the course of six years, we gathered and gave away over 500 handmade quilts to people with Parkinson's disease.
clearly it's Carding Vermont

That Solstice Time of Year

The winter solstice arrives this Sunday at 10:03 a.m. It is the day with the fewest minutes of daylight, a number that can vary depending on where you live. For example, here is Vermont, we average just over nine hours of daylight on the solstice. But over in Las Angeles, California, daylight hours number almost ten.

So darkness, yep. But from here on, the days grow longer. We won’t notice much difference until later on in February but the minutes accrue just the same. Happy solstice.