I live in the northeast section of the USA, in
Pennsylvania. We’re blessed with the
variety of four seasons, equally divided.
Spring is delicious, full of flowers and lushness. Summer is sunny and hot and lazy, with crops
in the field, and sunscreen on our noses.
Fall is an explosion of color as the leaves turn, and the air turns
crisp.
And then there’s winter.
I loved winter as a kid. I loved to sled and ski and ice skate.
I was a master snow man engineer. The cold
was refreshing, and hiking around on snow and ice didn’t bother me a bit.
This has changed.
Remember Tim Conway as the old man on the Carol Burnett show? I walk
like that in the snow now, chanting “Don’t fall. Don’t fall.” Not exactly attractive. My greatest motive is to stay right side up!
And I can really “feel”
the cold, so I don’t enjoy being out in it for extended periods of time in the
winter anymore.
Snow is pretty. White
fields, and tree branches sparkling with ice in the sunshine are beautiful. But since it also falls on the roads and
walkways, today I can do without it.
Except for snow days. I still love snow days, when it snows enough
to close things down and make everyone stay at home.
When I was a kid, that meant “No School”, and planning to
build the next great snow man.
It also
meant sleeping in, making hot chocolate, and usually a sledding adventure on a
nearby hill with friends.
Today, hot chocolate is still on the agenda. Sledding has been crossed off the list.
Now I love to settle in for a concentrated
day of writing, which is a rare commodity in my normally busy life.
That’s a
joy. I also make long overdue phone
calls to dear friends, read, catch up on my email and card writing. I listen to
soothing music and pet the cats. It’s a time of emotional refreshment.
How about you? What do you do on a “snow day”, or any unexpected day off?
I'd love to hear!
Christine Bush is a USA Today Bestselling author of romance, romantic
mystery, and suspense. She can be found
living in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania with her husband and 2 lazy cats,
and spending time with her 14 grandchildren.
When she’s not writing, she’s teaching Psychology at a local college,
and working with clients in her private practice as a Marriage and Family
Therapist. She loves to hear from readers and writers!
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