I like winter. I start jonesing for it in the summer. I used to live in a tiny apartment with no heat from any vents except one that was just a hole in the floor to the apartment a floor below (I could look through the floor grate in my bathroom and see people walking under me. I felt bad when I pooped stinky but not too bad because they had sex loudly.) and one that ran through the wall behind my kitchen counter. I always had warm silverware in the winter. But even in the apartment where winter sucked, I would lay on my couch and look out the window and all I could see was sky. I f I didn't look downward at all there were no trees in my line of sight and I just saw the sky and I could convince myself, just for a moment, that the brightness was reflected off of snow and it was winter. I love winter.
I love Xmas, even thought I'm not too terribly Christian and I throw general Hanukkah things in there too since I think it would be disrespectful to bastardize one religion over another. But I love the tree and the smell of pine, and the bright wrapping paper and candles.
It's 80+` here and I'm dreaming about winter. Snow and long underwear and footie pajamas and hot cocoa (if you click the title it links to a hot cocoa recipe) and hot cider with a cinnamon stick in it. Back when I was dirt poor and lived in the cold apartment (My aunt loaned me several space heaters so I was okay; I learned years later that the landlord had shut all the ducts to the upstairs at a point when the apartment was unrented and once they were opened it was warm and toasty. That sucked.) I used to spend about $5 a week on Christmas shopping so I started the first week in August. I still feel like I'm behind on my shopping if the county fair comes and I don't have any gifts bought.
I love winter. I hope it hits with a vengeance this year. I want snow days and blizzards and white-outs and all of it.
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Snowpocalypse Update 2.0
I sent Ryan out to play Roving Reporter and photograph the snow. Here are the photos she brought back from what is apparently Northeastern Russia.
Snowpocalypse 2011 Update
There are 3 1/2 foot drifts outside my house. My daughter had to crawl through 18" of snow to uncover the door to the doghouse and let the dog out. My furnace vent was buried and the heat went out. Local police departments were asking snow mobilers to help rescue stranded motorists last night. My husband spent 2 hours shoveling our sidewalks and ten feet of driveway. And yet, Punxsutawny Phil has predicted an early spring. Yay for the accuracy of groundhogs!
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Snowpocalypse! Run for your lives!
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