Winter Activities

Always spot on!

On a whim I started making a new quilt last week that has donuts, cinnamon rolls and cups of cafe latte. I even made a quilt block of a chocolate donut with dark cherry icing. Hopefully I can finish it soon and snuggle away under it in February and March.

Haha! Wonderful indeed! I always look forward to Grace’s work!

We live in central New York, and I saw the sun today for the first time in Two Weeks. It has just been cloudy and dreary. I got dressed and the dog ready as fast as I could, but by the time we got outside, the sun was gone, and it was back to clouds. I was so upset I cried. I feel like Margot in All Summer in A Day. Maybe tomorrow? I think I will go stare into an abyss! (I’m really doing okay, but boy could I use some sunshine!)

Stalk airbnb endlessly. Book a week at a beach house in Maine in July. (Vow that you will not buy a single article of clothing for yourself this year or go out to eat ever again in order to begin to afford said beach house.) Count the number of days until you will be there.

Warm cat-belly huffing. Best aromatherapy in town.

It’s the “whilst” that truly made me lol – TGIF, everyone!

Citrus taste test is happening at my house! Jenny R’s newsletter this week (subscribe! I love her DALS newsletter!) suggests hosting a dinner party and serving a “sliced citrus salad” for dessert. I just got back from the grocery store where I bought: a red pomelo, a white pomelo, a sumo orange, a navel orange, and something called a CHOCOLATE orange (not a Terry’s but a real fruit). Let the festivities begin!

YES to this fabulous citrus taste test! I know what we’ll be doing this weekend!

Staring into the flames of our cozy wood stove and ignoring the snow and ice that needs shoveling.

Drink tea and look at flower and seed catalogs, and then go out to see if the snowdrops are blooming (they are!) and crocus foliage is poking up (not yet!).

Am I the only one who finds herself suddenly looking around my house itching to do some kind of upgrade? Even something tiny, like, buying a new dish dry rack, or some new bath rugs? I think in winter, I’m inside so much, that suddenly I need something that makes my indoor life…better…somehow.

The search for the thermostat setting/clothing combination that keeps the hot-flashing woman of the house comfortable all day.

don’t forget jigsaw puzzles !

I’m definitely Elsa. Bundle up and head outside anyway! Of course, much more fun if you’re in a place that has snow.

That cashmere wrap you bought on deep discount January 1st and a tin of fancy tea that cost almost as much. Add: light nonfiction, Mythic Quest, or old Brendan Fraser movies.

Hahaa, busted! I just finished a round of staring at the board game – my son was pretty annoyed but I just couldn‘t focus. I can‘t wait for the sunlight to return and bring back my power!

A page-turning book, a Netflix binge-worthy series, a hot cup of cider & a pair of warm, cozy flannel jammies :-).

“The ‘Guess what virus I have’ game”! Fun for the whole family. Ugh.