Not too much excitement here for early February. We're having a nice sunny Sunday with the snow blowing off the oaks in the back yard. I think we added another ten inches of snow this week and I only had to drive in about six of it. White Dot and Blue have both found cushions situated in sunbeams for early afternoon naps.
I'm fighting my annual winter descent into darkness and, frankly, not very successfully. No surprise, though, since it is, ahem, annual. It is one of the hazards of living in the upper Midwest for me, I think. Fortunately, I have some good books ready to escape into and a planned journey to sunny California very soon, which will get me through into spring. I haven't been a total hermit. I did clean out my home office yesterday. I've been stacking stuff in there for probably a year...or more. Now the desk is clean, the floor is walkable, and the chair is ready for me to plop my rear into for some tasks that need doing.
Oh! And I also made some more sauerkraut yesterday that should be ready to eat in a week or so. That batch was my second and I hope it is as good as the first. I didn't know 'kraut could taste so good. Not that I didn't like it from the store, but my home-made is much less tart. All you need is cabbage, salt, and a big jar.
Bodywise, I've been holding at the same weight for the past 2 months. Not bad for this time of year, considering the re-awakened sweet cravings. /sigh I've got some thyroid testing in the works and I'm hoping I just need to downward-adjust my meds due to loss of body mass. Fingers crossed for an easy fix.
I think I'm going to try a bit of in-house sun bathing to copy a feline or two. Have a lovely week!
Angie!!! You're back!! I love some homemade kraut. I always thought it did taste better. You want some sun? How about 70's? We planted peaches, pears and blueberries today. I sure don't envy yogur snow. Have fun in your sunbeam. Xoxo
Posted by: stacey | Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 03:07 PM
Keep your face in the sun and your mind on happy things. Do some spinning and decide where we are going to go this year!! Lots of {{{{{HUGS}}}}}!!
Posted by: Charlynn | Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 03:11 PM
I don't know what I'd do without these sunny days of winter! The solar gain in my bedroom is AMAZING and it does feel good to make like a cat sometimes.
;)
Posted by: Vicki | Sunday, February 03, 2013 at 04:37 PM
I could use a nap in a sunbeam, myself. February is the hardest month, where it's easy to despair - it has always been cold and dark, it will always be cold and dark, and you forget the taste of Spring.
Luckily I'm going to Florida in a couple of weeks, so can recharge my solar cells...
Posted by: gayle | Monday, February 04, 2013 at 08:17 AM
There you are! :D
The days are getting longer and we are moving back toward the light. Hold on, my friend. spring is returning. My paperwhites are already in blooming.
Posted by: Cookie | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at 12:55 AM
Will you be any where close to me? I'd say come to sunny California but it's cold and overcast today. OTOH, cold means it's in the 50's. :)
Posted by: Carrie#K | Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at 01:49 PM
I hope you found a nice sunbeam to curl up in, feline-style.
Posted by: kitten | Thursday, February 07, 2013 at 09:51 PM
Sumbeams are lovely - even if we have to compete with the cat(s) for them! Glad you had good luck with the sauerkraut - my only attempt (a long time ago) resulted in a whole crock of the stuff turning pink. I think we buried it in the garden ...
Posted by: Joy | Friday, February 08, 2013 at 04:15 PM