1. Sitting in the dark in front of the lighted Christmas tree. And convincing my wife we don’t have to take it out at least until Presidents Day.
2. Hard cider at the tasting room at the Rollinsford mill.
3. Cross-country skiing. Assuming we get enough snow.
4. My wife makes a big prime rib dinner, usually just before Great Lent begins.
5. Oh, yes, that last martini before Lent.
6. Crisp sunlight – and days as long as they were in October.
7. Chuck’s sauna. Out by the farm pond.
8. Maple syrup.
9. Watching the birds at the feeder.
10. Wondering about bob houses and how thick the ice is.

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What do you find personally meaningful in the month of February?

1. Sitting around a wood fire in the kitchen.
2. What’s not to like about popping corks?
3. Seed catalogs. Even though I’m not the one ordering. It’s just a pleasure to watch.
4. Ralph Page Legacy weekend. Big New England contradance gathering one town over. You wanna talk about characters?
5. Daylight already getting noticeably longer.
6. Tiny colored lights ringing our bay window
7. Discovering more tins of Christmas cookies she’s made.
8. Getting familiar with my Christmas presents now that the hoopla’s over.
9. Mozart, Schubert, and Mendelssohn’s birthdays
10. Clear starry nights.

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What do you find pleasurable about January?

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