Wintering

I make no secret of the fact that I often struggle through the winter.  Next weekend the clocks go back so winter will definitely be here.  Next Monday sunset will be around 4.40pm so the curtains will be closed against the night.

I've long had a rather negative attitude to winter.  It's been a season to be endured, the foil which makes spring all the lovelier.  "Influencers" go on about getting outside and going for healthy walks but that's not practical for someone who isn't as steady as she might be on her pins.  I'm not a great one for candles (these days I just use LED ones) and a long soak in a hot bath can't happen.  If I drank as many hot chocolates with all the trimmings as "they" advise, the cholesterol, weight and blood pressure would soar.  Not a pretty thought.

But maybe there is another way, a way even I could find.  Maybe winter could be enjoyed.  After all the Scandinavian countries regularly top the happiness tables and they have some really rough winters.  

So this winter I want to explore what I can do, rather than regret what I can't do.  What things can I do better in winter?  Are there things to be enjoyed in the long winter evenings which can't be savoured so well in the summer?