As I sit at my desk on this very cold winters night, I think of those who live where it is warm and sunny. This evening it is 20 below zero outside. I had strawberry shortcake from the ripe sweet Florida strawberries for desert. I began thinking of those who are outside in the warmth of the evening, on their balconies or patio’s, drinking wine laughing, ha, ha ,ha, gaily through out the night. I wistfully dream of being you. I am positive no one wants to feel the cold winter night hitting his or her face, freezing it in whatever expression you are wearing. That is what you wear around here along with your long underwear, a frozen expression, people who visit our state think we are friendly people but what they do not understand is our face is frozen in what looks to be a smile. We are gritting our teeth to keep them from chattering. The snow is squeaking under my feet as I walk. I cover my forhead and face as I forge ahead otherwise, I will get frostbite. I would much rather be in my summer clothes laughing with my friends and having a barbecue. The wine is always a great bottle, good year; I assume it is because we are on the sixth bottle. It could be the wine glasses we are using. We often compare the wine glasses. Does this one out perform that one. The next thing you know we have out preformed the wine glasses.
There is a few of us there; it goes fast, all the better, that way we get to try the next bottle coming up. Maybe it’s a good thing I live up in the deep freeze. It sounds like it would be too much fun living south. I will thaw out by the fire instead and share a nice bottle of wine with my husband. Someday I will be living next door to one of you, we will have a great time in the warm breezes from the sea.
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