"Winter brings unkind weather. We huddle behind doors, attending to neglected tasks. Demeter, goddess of the hearth, rules. Activity now centers on kitchen stove and cozy fireplace. Seasonal downtime permits reveries of the garden to come. Flights of fancy and imagination flower. Neglected books become friends again. Reorganization of everything beckons, but hibernation instincts threaten good intentions.
To which I say, "DUH."
No good intentions in this house, you betchee. I was productive and a busy bee all weekend. Now my good self (go to the basement and get on that exercise bike!) is waging battle with my lazy, slovenly self (oh isn't it so cozy here in front of the fireplace with my trusty heating pad and Scottish rug on my lap...?). While the day isn't over yet, guess who's winning?
I think I'll just open another yummy, but not necessarily nutritious, glitzy read:
available here, AN AFFAIR WITH A HOUSE by Bunny Williams. The topiaries alone will make you light-headed.
Those headier, haughtier, more substantive books will just have to wait.
Enjoy this snowy respite, everyone. I plan to.