WELCOME TO NOVEMBER 2018

Apparently I have some Nordic blood (so that’s what’s in that little old bottle! Only joking). This comes up in conversation around the turn of the season usually when I’m explaining why my wardrobe is 90% warm weather gear and 10% summer gear. I shrug and say, ‘Hey, I have Nordic blood. I like winter.’ Never mind the obvious flaw here that if I really was Nordic I’d still be wearing T-shirts in -12°C, there do seem to be folks who swing one way or the other. Some people live for the winter. And some really struggle with its darkness. It’s as the season turns that the outdoors becomes really important. So don’t close the shutters: find wonder in that dark, starry sky. Seek out animals in their winter coats. Walk sunrise to sunset. Grab as much of that winter sun as you can. Never mind the cold; you might just make some warm, fuzzy memories along the way.