10 Weeks of Winter
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
A journal style blog exploring the pleasure and enjoyment of winter.
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Michelle is an American born Canadian resident of the Pacific Northwest, hobby writer, book lover, and generally of the autodidact polymath smattering of knowledge, skills, and interests.
Category: Week 10
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Winter sweet… I wanted to wrap up this blog project with a bit of sweetness, so I decided to dedicate this last daily post to the sweetest product of winter: syrup. It’s a little early yet for the syrup harvest, but it’s around the corner. When the daylight gets long and warm enough from around…
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Starting slow… Humans don’t hibernate. Unlike the bear, we plow through the dark of winter attempting to maintain some kind of pace we kept up throughout the lighter parts of the year. Nevertheless, many of us who live in wintery places feel the pull of the long dark of midwinter and you’ll hear people say…
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When robins return… Spring comes early to the Pacific Northwest. We begin to see the pink bunches of plum tree blossoms, purple crocus heads, and yellow primulas by early February. It’s still winter, and snow and freezing temperatures remain with some likelihood in the forecast, but that doesn’t stop nature from its eager emergence. In…
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A winter highlight… It’s the last week of January and we’re on the cusp of light returning in more and more noticeable ways, but winter is still here and it will be cold outside for a while longer. To me, this means there’s so much more time for coziness! Coziness has to be one of…
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Aging… I’m not yet in the “winter of my life”, but I am in early autumn. As the seasons and cycles of life take me toward my favorite time of year, I’m learning how to embrace the changes to my body, my appearance, and my wellbeing. I’ve never been a person to focus much on…
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Pleasant and warm… Mild, nutritious, and satisfying, white bean soup is my choice to round out the final week in this 10 Weeks of Winter project. It’s got a wee bit more kick than the soups I made earlier in January, but remains a good simple winter soup that’s light on the digestive system. The…
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Minimalism lessons… Minimalism. It’s not for me. But I’ve learned from it. Minimalism achieves: All point to clarity and simplification. I benefit from minimalism even if it contrasts with my personality. I need what it achieves. Winter is a minimalist season. It is bare. In winter it is easier to see what matters. Observe this…