Inclement Weather

It should never rain in winter. At least not if you live in cold climates. Snow is lovely and uplifting as it falls but winter rain just drives you deep indoors. It can lead to pre-holiday nesting. Today, as Clemmie and Spencer finished up some math (and picked up some legos), I rearranged our furniture to create a nice winter reading nook in the library (really just the end of the living room with the book cases). I shopped the house for overstuffed chairs and lamps, appropriate tables and decorations. We are now snuggled in and enjoying the dark hours of the day. I've heard rumors that in the Land of the Midnight Sun they use lots of light colors to decorate in the winter but somehow that doesn't feel cozy to me. So between math questions and Winston's rediscovery of his puppy book I curled up and read about how the Puritans/Pilgrims banned Christmas. An odd but informative start to the season.