Winter

We are in the deepest of Winter.

Cold.

Wet.

Dark.

Dreary.

Not really my cup of tea.

I like sunshine.

I love sunshine, actually.

I don't like it to be too hot though.

I'm really a shoulder seasons kinda gal.

Normally by now, I would be quite depressed.

But.

I am not.

I am soldiering on.

It has taken me two years to accept that this is the weather in Melbourne.

I cannot change it.

I am embracing it.

Winter is a time for retreat.

For planning.

For resting.

For early to bed.

And late to rise.

Hibernation.

So, I hibernate.

I am cooking rich, wholesome meals.

Slow cooking.

Slow living.

Struggling with a cold for two months.

But, this too, shall pass.

I embrace the deepest of Winter.