We had a cold snap this weekend. The temperatures started dipping pretty low and that meant performing some of those cozy, cold weather rituals that give you such feelings of comfort..for me at least. I don’t know why it is but there is something so thrilling about making that trip into the basement or storage closet to pull out some jackets and sweaters and your goose down comforters and family quilts. I don’t get so excited about summer as I do about chilly weather and the prospect of snuggling up with a soft blanket and lighting that first fire in the fireplace.
I had been preparing for that first fire since we had a tornado here a few weeks back and tons of trees all over the county fell…it was the perfect time to start stockpiling wood for winter. And so lighting a fire today was very nice. My kids loved it to…in fact I don’t think my oldest son moved away from the fire for most of the day, LOL. He did take take a break to hop into his John Deere motorized truck and bring wood up to the house.
Last year we were in a house with a propane fireplace and I am sure that is probably less of a pollutant but it is just not the same. This year we have a home with three fireplaces…one each in the family room, living room, and in the basement. I am looking forward to seeing how they heat up the house so that we don’t have to run the furnace very much. I need to get some more of those Enviro-Log starter logs too.
I was also happy to pull my favorite chilly weather, Billabong hoodie out of the closet today. You may remember when I talked about it before and how my fellow Chemo patients would look at me like I was crazy when I wore it…it has a beautiful embroidered skull on it. I have been getting similar looks here in small town Ohio, LOL. But I love it…my parents bought it for me on a trip to Disneyland they surprised me with while I was going through Chemotherapy.
This weekend is the Applefest too with warm apple cider, apple pies, hay rides, corn mazes, and a live folk band. I LOVE fall!
So what are your cold weather comforts?
Oh boy Tiffany, we’ve done it again.. posted about the same thing on the same day. This morning I was outside blogging and hadn’t read your post yet, otherwise I would have done a trackback. LOL!
Hi I’ve been reading your blog on and off for awhile. I just wanted to post a word of warning about the fireplaces; Although I love ours for ambiance, burning fires in them can actually reduce the heating efficiency of your home. I know that there are ways to reduce this, but I’m not well read on it. Myabe that could be new column? :-)
Oh I love the cold. We don’t have the cold right now, though. Supposed to hit the 90’s this weekend :( We never get to enjoy the fall season here…goes right from hot to cold.
I actually loathe the cold and really drag my feet about switching over to “cold weather” stuff like thicker blankets on the bed and wearing sweaters all the time. I have been learning, however, to enjoy and appreciate the changing seasons and am looking forward to all of the beautiful leaves that autum brings to the Northwest.