5º F. I need:

cozy socks

Hot shower
A good book
My comforter
Japanese Art
Zeke
Pandora on loop
Kindness
Warm boots
A Snow Day
Quiet
Wood cackling in fireplace
Dog wagging tail
Pancakes with maple syrup
Fleece sweatshirt
Fleece sweatpants
Tomato Soup and Grill Cheese
Saturday morning
Smartwool socks
French movie
Costa Rica
Hot chocolate with marshmallows
Piping hot chicken noodle soup
Hot Tea with honey
An unexpected call from a friend
Softness of skin after shaving
Long weekend
Ice Skating
Hot apple cider
Chocolate
Long afternoon nap
Warm tropical winds
Poetry I understand
Poetry about spring
Spring
Spring
Spring


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37 thoughts on “5º F. I need:”

  1. Sounds perfect…though when I have days like this, I don’t need to read about spring, for spring eliminates my excuses for hibernating. Snuggle in pal.

  2. 5 degrees. Ugh. Well, here in Idaho we’re locked into a nasty inversion layer that blocks out all sun, looks like toxic fog, and rages on my allergies. It’s bitter cold. But we have no snow on the ground and I can see my evergreen plants doing well. Though I fantasize about living in a temperate climate, I would miss terribly the arriving signs of spring.

    1. Wow. Not even subtle. A sledge to the forehead. Your package came yesterday. Beautiful book cover by the way. It’s sitting next too me. I felt guilty before, now it’s running overtime.

  3. Every winter around this time, my best friend Regina and I would write each other notes and always sign them, WIWS; Wish it was summer!

  4. I love this – especially the part about needing Costa Rica. You have me looking up airfare in between reading my favorite blogs (yours included). Seriously – one way I get through these wind chill advisories is to remember last January, when I visited the Yukon Territory to fulfill my dream of hunting the Northern Lights. (see: http://soulgatherings.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/wow-2/). Forty degrees below zero Fahrenheit was a daily occurrence; my eyelashes had icicles on them. It was a wonderful adventure. But like I said – Costa Rica sounds wonderful!

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