Benedict Solstice Party Featured
21 December 2004 Benedict Solstice Party Featured
Linda Benedict, archivist, and Jody Benedict, assistant designer, were featured in the Finger Lakes Times article Longer days to come: For a local couple, the solstice is a reason to celebrate. The Benedict family has hosted a winter solstice party for about 10 years.
Linda Benedict said she doesn't really believe that the sun won't come back if we don't do this, but I like to kid around about it. After the solstice, the days are getting longer, though it might take about a month to notice it. It's always kind of fun to see who's going to show up. You can determine who the hardy souls are by who is still here at 1 in the morning. Sometimes the food freezes. I'd never seen beer freeze until one year it turned into a beer slushie. Nothing could be more informal. We stomp around and laugh, she said.