First snow & hibernation sensation is kicking in!
It snowed (not Buffalo snow but snow) and it’s -4 chilly… it does something to the brain, it tells it to eat comfort food and sleep - like bears going into hibernation.
Suddenly, I find myself in the kitchen craving & baking cherry turnovers, roast & chicken in the slow cooker and chicken pot pies, chilly, soup, shortbread & there it is - the muffin top that most Canadians acquire every winter is already making an appearance - Weee. This, is how it’s meant to be - if we all listened to our bodies, I think we’d all put on a little weight for the winter.
Ready for bed at 6p.m - surrounded by darkness as the sun sets at 4;19 (today). It takes a while to become accustom this time change crap. To top it off I’m an early bird - usually up & enjoying my first coffee at 4, so I don’t feel guilty when I’m in bed at 8. Did you know in 2014, Russia stoped changing the clocks. Hawaii & Arizona don’t change either. It’s “daylight saving time,” not “daylight savings time.” Either way - it’s comfort food season!
I love the snow, the glitter blanket putting the woods to bed for a few months. The dogs… not so thrilled, although Arrow & Daisy love the snow, rolling, tumbling & sliding - Poppy and Ginger think it’s Nipply - with tiny legs - they run out & in.
The wolf birdhouses have been delivered & my friend Tom was pleased, I never tell him what I am creating, I like him to be surprised. Time to get back to regular painting - currently on my desk - Bugs & Daffy & Im learning to paint ‘light’ in the forest… in between I might bake & do push ups (phhhhbt - lol) to keep some control & avoid the entire muffin from accumulating - which I will be cursing in the spring, if I over indulge.
Welcome winter! I don’t shovel so.. I’m not complaining. I do think this snow is here to stay, oh well - this is Canada after all. It’s a fabulous day to - Paint & Enjoy some Canadian comfort food... in moderation.
It snowed (not Buffalo snow but snow) and it’s -4 chilly… it does something to the brain, it tells it to eat comfort food and sleep - like bears going into hibernation.
Suddenly, I find myself in the kitchen craving & baking cherry turnovers, roast & chicken in the slow cooker and chicken pot pies, chilly, soup, shortbread & there it is - the muffin top that most Canadians acquire every winter is already making an appearance - Weee. This, is how it’s meant to be - if we all listened to our bodies, I think we’d all put on a little weight for the winter.
Ready for bed at 6p.m - surrounded by darkness as the sun sets at 4;19 (today). It takes a while to become accustom this time change crap. To top it off I’m an early bird - usually up & enjoying my first coffee at 4, so I don’t feel guilty when I’m in bed at 8. Did you know in 2014, Russia stoped changing the clocks. Hawaii & Arizona don’t change either. It’s “daylight saving time,” not “daylight savings time.” Either way - it’s comfort food season!
I love the snow, the glitter blanket putting the woods to bed for a few months. The dogs… not so thrilled, although Arrow & Daisy love the snow, rolling, tumbling & sliding - Poppy and Ginger think it’s Nipply - with tiny legs - they run out & in.
The wolf birdhouses have been delivered & my friend Tom was pleased, I never tell him what I am creating, I like him to be surprised. Time to get back to regular painting - currently on my desk - Bugs & Daffy & Im learning to paint ‘light’ in the forest… in between I might bake & do push ups (phhhhbt - lol) to keep some control & avoid the entire muffin from accumulating - which I will be cursing in the spring, if I over indulge.
Welcome winter! I don’t shovel so.. I’m not complaining. I do think this snow is here to stay, oh well - this is Canada after all. It’s a fabulous day to - Paint & Enjoy some Canadian comfort food... in moderation.
