10. When taking an 85-year-old woman out for lunch in zero degree weather, Panara’s has the best soup and coffee.
9. But Applebee’s has the most abundant, safe, close-to-the-door handicapped parking spots.
8. Snowblowers are worth their weight in gold.
7. As are handwarmers tucked inside mittens designed to hold them while snowblowing.
6. Laura Ingalls Wlider’s children’s classic, The Long Winter, looses its childlike appeal after a string of days below zero.
5. Bitterly cold Saturdays offer the perfect opportunity to declutter the house and purge closets.
4. Cold winter days are the perfect time for novelists to write touching, heartrendingly sweet summer scenes. Conversely, sparklingly bright winter scenes are best written on hot summer days.
3. Soup is always a good choice for supper.
2. There’s no such thing as too many pairs of warm, woolen socks.
1. Central heating is a blessing taken for granted far too often.
