Winter 'blues'. Bahhhh-humbug!!! :-)

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Still trying to photograph sun-sparkling-on-snow.
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Look closely!!!  Do you see some sparkles????????????????????  :-)

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I'm feeling like perhaps we shouldn't just succumb to the Winter Blahhhhhs...  After all, Winter is here.  It will run its course.  The Wheel Of The Year will not turn any faster, because we are tired of this Season or that Season.  So...  Why not look for the jolly parts of Winter????  :-)  Just look at that quote.

"The light is what guides you home;

the warmth is what keeps you there."

~Ellie Rodriguez

Isn't that lovely?  And inspiring?  And if we can't come up with our own inspiration,  "The Cottage Journal Email" comes up with some lovely suggestions.
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 How does "Lemon Chicken Soup With Spinach" sound???

OH OH!  As I said, I got these pics/ideas from my "Cottage Journal Newsletter," in email.  But I can't seem to link to it/them, here.   -pout-   Sorrrry....
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Or "Beef and Wild Mushroom Stew"....?

Meals like those, can help us more-like cold Jan. weather.  So can curling up in a comfy chair, with a cup of something hot, and perhaps a nice, plump novel.   While around you, your home looks cozy and warm and welcoming.  A fire in the fireplace...  (Or a dvd fireplace, on the tv)   Guess the trick is.......  Thinking how delightful it feels, to be snug inside, when the temps are low, low, low outside.
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If one was lucky enough, to have a trunk full of quilts, they could be put around on furniture...  Making things look warm and cozy.  ~~~~~~~~~   And don't forget!!!  Remember to be grateful, that we have a roof over our heads, and food to keep us satisfied and warm...
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"It sifts from Leaden Sieves --
It powders all the Wood.
It fills with Alabaster Wool
The wrinkles of the Road."
~Emily Dickinson

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From a review:
"In this fourth Royal Spyness mystery, penniless Lady Georgiana Rannoch desperately seeks escape from both London and her dreadful relatives. Rescue comes from the queen, who asks Georgie to attend a royal wedding in Transylvania. Georgie is the thirty-fourth person in line for the English throne, but she’s also an old schoolmate of the bride, Princess Maria Theresa of Romania. Georgie hires a young, inexperienced Cockney woman to be her maid; meets....."

Great fun!!!  I highly recommend these books.  And come on, a royal wedding in Transylvania!  Who could resist such deliciousness?!?   ,-)
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