The Coffee House

[terri33 4]

It's been pouring here for 2 days now, nearly non stop. Mixed in some sleet starting about an hour ago, and now it's pitch dark. Cold and nasty out there, warm and kitty snuggling in here, with a fresh pot of my home made vegetable soup on the stove.

Winter is here!

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Winter is here!

Oh yay

 

[limr29 2]

It's been pouring here for 2 days now, nearly non stop. Mixed in some sleet starting about an hour ago, and now it's pitch dark. Cold and nasty out there, warm and kitty snuggling in here, with a fresh pot of my home made vegetable soup on the stove.

Winter is here!

Yup - hot beverages, snuggly kitties, cozy blankets...

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Yup - hot beverages, snuggly kitties, cozy blankets...

...cold appendages, sniffling noses, crazy heating bills...

 

[limr29 2]

Yup - hot beverages, snuggly kitties, cozy blankets...

...cold appendages, sniffling noses, crazy heating bills...

Gloves and warmer socks, tissues, and wood-burning stove

My electric bill in summer is many times more expensive than my winter bills.

 

[limr29 2]

We’re expecting 4-8 tomorrow depending on proximity to the coast. I’m thinking fuzzy socks, fireplace, sugarplum martinis, wrapping presents while listening to Michael Buble Christmas album... maybe the Tipsy Baker will make her annual appearance... what’s that word the Danes use? Hygge?

The Year of Hygge, the Danish Obsession with Getting Cozy

Not just Denmark. I believe this concept exists thoughout Scandanavia.

 

[smoke665]

@limr as a child in the winter LOL

 

[limr29 2]

@limr as a child in the winter LOL

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My snowsuit wasn't that far off

I will find a real picture later.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

In a 1957 “Letter from Copenhagen” in The New Yorker, the writer Robert Shaplen reported that hygge was “ubiquitous” in the city: “The sidewalks are filled with smiling, hyggelige people, who keep lifting their hats to each other and who look at a stranger with an expression that indicates they wish they knew him well enough to lift their hats to him, too.”

What a wonderful vision.

 

[SquarePeg36 7]

@limr sunblock

 

[davidharmier60]

Dave is soon to go lights out.
Good night y'all.

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[Gary A.]

Gary has a windbreaker, gloves and a scarf for winter wear.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary had a long day. After work Gary hung the outdoor lights and cleaned out the big skimmer filter. The lights were tiring. He is now relaxing with a glass of wine.

 

[snowbear114 46]

Getting the white stuff overnight and tomorrow. Four to six inches expected, however the pavement temps have not been that low, so it isn't likely to stay on the roads.

 

[smoke665]

Gary has a windbreaker, gloves and a scarf for winter wear.

Has Gary ever really experienced cold? The kind where it drops below zero and stays there? Where it freeze drys the humidity to the point that the snow squeaks when you walk on it.