Happy New 2026 Year! – Undina’s Looking Glass

Last night when I came to my bedroom I was enchanted by this tiny Christmas tree on my dresser. We have a large tree in the living room as well, but every year for the bedroom I decorate a small tree with tiny ornaments, some of which are about 50 years old. These were ornaments that I used as a child at my grandma’s place for my own small plastic tree. It felt festive and magical then, and it still holds this feeling for me now.

Speaking of the large tree, when I was decorating it this year, I dropped another blast-from-the-[Christmas]-past heirloom – a large glass bell. It shattered completely. I felt that sharp pang of realization of the finality of what happened and even cried. But as my vSO was trying to console me, I came up with something that helped. I proposed we thought of it as a mishap that absorbed some future bad luck protecting us from it. It comforted me.

I wish you all health, happiness and energy to maintain (or establish) your own positive traditions. And let a shattered ornament to be our worst misfortune.

Happy New Year!