text: Saturday, 31 January 2015
  
  In defense of winter
  
  From reading my blog posts you might get the impression that I’m
  not a big fan of winter.
  
  And you’d be dead right.
  
  However, in all fairness, there are some good points about winter.
  Things that I either like or at least tolerate. Also, for various reasons, I’m
  having an easier time dealing with the weather in general this year, slowly
  conquering my fear of slipping on ice. There are many reasons that this whole
  concept is getting easier to deal with, maybe I’ll blog about it when I’m
  seriously short on material.
  
  Anyways winter and good stuff:
  
  ·The ice on the lake is just amazing to watch. It is dynamic and
  ever changing: retreating and expanding. You could sit by the window and watch
  it for hours. Sometimes I do!
  
  ·Winter skies are incredible. Clear blue fading to orange at sunset.
  A sky lit up with orange and green and blue all at the same time. Pictures don’t
  do it justice; you have to see it to appreciate it.
  
  ·Hot tea tastes soooooo good in the winter.
  
  ·Curling up on the couch in Pjs under a fleece blanket while watching a good movie with RTH
  
  ·Ramen – ramen is a scrumptious winter meal. I’m talking about the
  proper flavourful stuff from a proper Japanese restaurant, not the salty packet
  crap. You can’t eat ramen in the summer but in the winter there is nothing
  better than a huge steaming bowl of noodles in a rich, layered broth
  
  ·Hot chocolate – preferably with the addition of baileys or amaretto
  or whipped cream. Or all of the above!
  
  ·Sitting in the window with a glass of wine in hand, watching a
  blizzard, knowing that you don’t have anywhere to go
  
  ·Knowing that it comes to an end – seriously you can’t appreciate
  spring, fall or summer if you don’t have the contrast of winter. Emerging from
  winter makes you see the world with fresh eyes.
  
  About Me
  
  I once was terrified...... now I don't know what I am.
  I started this blog as The World's Most Anxious Person aka WMAP.
  I was scared of flying but now, somehow, I managed to get a Private Pilot Licence.
  These are my thoughts......