What do we do in the winter? On a sunny day we might feel the urge to clean house, or maybe a muse will hit and the canvas and paints will come out of the cupboards.

    But as the dark comes early, knitting seems to be a better choice ... making something warm for ourselves or others.

    Then the phone rings, and someone wants a horoscope checked to see if the new job or the money or the vacation is on the horizon.

    As winter stretches on, we try not to allow ourselves to be distracted, so that we can do the jobs necessary during these cold and dreary months. Because we know all too well that once the days grow longer and warmer, we’ll be going outside to play again, no matter what our ages, and the jobs will wait until next winter.