Baby It's Cold Outside - what do you like about winter?

[Teresa]

after the holidays, after the celebration of the New Year.. things get quiet in SoWal for a while. the pace of life slows a bit. the days are short. the weather can be quite cold and dreary at times. it can even be depressing after a few months - even in paradise.

But, there are wonderful things in winter too! I find the time to do a lot of things I never seem to find time for, plus there are some things unique to winter that I absolutely love.

jewelry making or photo albums, start a new hobby, volunteer at school, etc.
finally find time to just sit on the sofa and enjoy a warm, cozy fireplace
movies movies movies - at home and the theater
playing cards or monopoly or chess or scrabble
wonderful warm comfort food
a walk in the sun on a cold day will waken all your senses!
catching up on all those magazines piling up in the living room
a wonderfully long novel
a warm wonderful bed with down blankets and pillows
a warm wonderful long bath
supper with friends with candles, fireplace, wine, and good food!
a drive or walk out on the beach to see first hand the beauty of the winter land and seascapes - with just a few people who are out and about (no tents or trash - for just a few months)
a relatively quiet community - but not too quiet! the locals are all out and about enjoying the wonderful winter that brings warmish days every week or so.
jeans, boots and sweaters!

yes, winter is a wonderful respite from summer heat - it will be here by May along with hordes of visitors to the beach!

yes, by March, I'm ready for some warmer weather. and by the time I'm tired of the quiet and the short cold days, spring arrives and with it comes a whole new kind of beauty and wonder.

I love how each season offers unique weather, holidays, special occasions and traditions.

Please remind me of the beauty and wonder of high summer in SoWal when July 4th rolls around. sometimes the heat and the traffic and all the crazy stuff happening around here can make me feel overwhelmed. But, its wonderful in its own way too.

Winter 2008 (January) - oh gosh the kids were tiny babies!!! (and it was not warm that day -kids don't care!)

post your winter activities and/or pix here.

 

[Jdarg]

I recognize those toys. And those kids.

 

[Minnie]

Out of respect to Tootsie, I am redoing my list. I know better than to rain on someone's parade, see what winter does to me, brings out this moody side of me. We are having unseasonably frigid temps with lows in the single digits and highs in the 20s.


I chipped my tooth and have been in a foul mood all day, so my apologies for not being a good player and joining in.


I like hot mulled wine and cider, have been searching the Internet for new recipes.
I like having time to read lots of books.
I hope to take time to reorganize all my photos. I have given up on putting them in albums but am going to try to put them all of a flash drive to save.
Everything is on sale, great time to shop.
Talking my husband into going to the beach where winter is bearable. Yea.

 

[Rudyjohn]

but the days are staying lighter longer!

 

[DD]

Toots, I luv ya-you know I do. Your list is wonderful--in theory--to me anyway. In reality, all I really wanna do when it's cold is go where it's warm...and possibly eat soup. That's all I got.

 

[Teresa]

Toots, I luv ya-you know I do. Your list is wonderful--in theory--to me anyway. In reality, all I really wanna do when it's cold is go where it's warm...and possibly eat soup. That's all I got.

well that's something! get warm and eat some soup. I'll bet you have a darn good time in winter! is it that bad in Texas? winter here is normally quite mild - which is why I can afford to absolutely love it. this week is rather cold however - and looks like its not warming up for a while. I am going to get tired of that part - its not all wonderful - I didn't include the stuff I don't like about winter - and I do have a big list of those too. like missing regular outdoor walks - as much as I appreciate winter time I don't really like getting out in it for any length of time if its this cold!

here is another for the list:

white russians

 

[Teresa]

What do I like about winter...........spring comes next.

Our high this week is in the 20's with lows down to 7 degrees, actual temps, I am sure the wind chill will be below zero.

Actually for some reason as soon as I saw this title I wanted to say, in the tune of the song "War".

Winter, huh, yeah
What is it good for
Absolutely nothing

Except possibly killing off the mosquitoes.

Tootsie you list sounds wonderful, but it is too cold here to even get out of the house. I will never own another home without a fireplace. Our utilities bill will be sky high.

I want some of your delicious looking cornbread, yum.

well, I didn't list the things I don't like about winter - and there are several. I think your winter would be way too cold for me! I grew up in Bham - and that winter was wintery enough.

are there any winter time games or hobbies you enjoy?

 

[DD]

well that's something! get warm and eat some soup. I'll bet you have a darn good time in winter! is it that bad in Texas? winter here is normally quite mild - which is why I can afford to absolutely love it. this week is rather cold however - and looks like its not warming up for a while. I am going to get tired of that part - its not all wonderful - I didn't include the stuff I don't like about winter - and I do have a big list of those too. like missing regular outdoor walks - as much as I appreciate winter time I don't really like getting out in it for any length of time if its this cold!

here is another for the list:

white russians

Oh my! I haven't had a white russian in forever.
I know you're trying to help us winter haters get out of our slump--God luv ya.

 

[Teresa]

but the days are staying lighter longer!

so they say. they still seem so short! but that would be on my list of things I don't like about winter - I think. not sure. we do this every year don't we? things I like. things I don't like.. about winter. I do love it, but not all of it!

longer days are welcome in any case!

 

[Lynnie]

I love Two Day Snow. On Wed. Melts Thur, freezes Thur night, no work Fri. Two Day Snow turns into Three Day No Work. I digg it~~~~~~~~