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On These Cold Winter Days

It's too cold to go anywhere. Time to hang it up and stay in where it's warm and dry (well at least on the weekend when I don't have to go to work). So what do I do on these cold winter days? I do what people have done for centuries - I eat my way into warmth. Okay, so I attained my goal weight last year and I want to keep it. But there's still a lot of leeway and since cooking is the thing I love more than the actual consumption, there are always ways of blessing others with a plate of something.



What other indoor pursuits do I have? Surfing the web to find a good spot for our summer vacation. Just thinking of a week at the beach in the middle of summer is a very inviting thought.



I also have been reading. Get a good cup of low-fat hot chocolate and nonfat whipped cream, grab your book and a microwave-heated wrap and it's a great time to visit anywhere. Currently, I am in Scotland at a fish plant (A Risk Worth Taking by Robin Pilcher). It's colder and rainier there and it isn't even winter yet in the novel.



Then there is the great pastime of napping. Snuggling up with Lloyd on the bed, flanked by Wuzzy and occasionally Yogi is unspeakable joy.



Whatever the weather and whatever you are doing wherever you are, I hope you make this a great today and that you papmer yourself a little bit with comforts and joy.

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