Tag: Winter solstice

L’Ardoise, Cape Breton Island – Winter solstice. Celebrating the first day of Winter. Today Friday December 21 is the shortest day in 2018 for us living in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s an interesting link to 8 Things to Know About the Shortest Day of the Year Cape Breton Island is a small island on the Read More …

L’Ardoise, Cape Breton Island – Winter solstice. Yesterday, Thursday December 21st was the shortest day and longest night of the year here in Earth’s northern hemisphere. Did you know the word “solstice” comes from the Latin sol for sun and sistere for standing still? So here we are, starting today (Friday, December 22nd) the sun will be up Read More …