Martinmas 2020 - Evening

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

It was only yesterday I remembered Martinmas is today. 

For centuries this holiday signified the conclusion of the agricultural year; the harvest was complete, cattle were ready for butchering, wine was ready for consumption. For me Martinmas is becoming a specific date to look toward turning inward to not only my physical residence but also my person. 

It's looking like this year it won't just be the cold weather that keeps us at home but Covid-19 as well. Cases have spiked in just the last week at an alarming rate. Although the school district I'm a part of has been in distance learning since the beginning of the year, many that were doing hybrid will soon be returning to the distance model. It's looking quite possible that many indoor spaces that we turn to to escape cabin fever may be shuttered or at least turn to more severe restrictions. 

Above painting: The Wine of San Martin by Pieter Bruegel the Elder