The December holidays have always been a favorite of mine.  The sights smell and the sounds of the season are delightful to me. One year when our children were small, and so was our budget, Car and I decided to make gifts and decorations with the kids for Christmas.

After some research, Yule Pomanders were among the decorations we crafted as a family project. Sweet oranges studded with spicy cloves, strung with ribbon to hang on our holiday tree. The fragrance filled the living room throughout the month of December and brought a bit of warming light (not that we realized it at the time) into our Winter darkened lives.

In recent years, I’ve added the creation of Yule pomanders as part of my personal sabbat observance. Each orange representing a member of my family and the blessings I hope for them to experience in the coming year. So, I…