Whew! It’s been quite a challenging winter; however, I have been longing for years to have a good, old-fashioned, hard winter. I refuse to complain. The snow adds water to the ground in a nice slow trickle, watering deep and filling up our ground water resources. The cold kills unsuspecting bugs and lets us start with a clean plate (to a certain extent, anyway). It is also nice to be forced to rest. When it is this cold, there is no going outside to do stuff (whatever the task may be). The ONLY option is to stay inside, curled up on the couch with a blanket and a good book, or make taffy with a bunch of friends.
