My TOP 5 Cosy House Coats

Does a dislike for winters come naturally to everyone who grew up in hilly/wet/cold areas?

I'm a summer girl, and I really appreciate that winters here are short-lived. I was just thinking about getting some new fleece socks, because all my ancient ones have been misplaced or have holes in them....but here we are, at 29° already.

There are only 3 things that I will miss about winter:

- Boots

- The messages Zii leaves me on the hot shower steam in the bathroom.

- Plushy, Cosy House Coats - or dressing gowns & robes.

Ah, I dream of the day when I can just walk out the door in a plushy house coat. So many winter mornings I wished I could just throw on a plush coat over my pyjamas & put on some boots to drop Zii to school. I mean, what would be wrong in that, really?

I realized that I was a bit too obsessed them, when they were all I wanted to buy from most stores.  So I really controlled myself this past winter. I didn't buy any! I lived in just 5 of my favourites......

February Poetry

"Did you count?

The number of times he said my name in his sleep.

Did you curse?

When the syllables lingered ; hung there like feathers on a dream catcher."

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"You'll do it again. Over and over again.

Fill your vase with wilting petals, rotting stems, and impending doom."

*****

"In the emptiness, was a perfectly placed allegory."

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"They were all smiles and courteousness.

All wore the same perfume - a subtle kind of eau de toilette, with very telling base notes:

citrusy resentment, musky ill-will, and aromatic ulterior motive."

"If you want transparency, eliminate the sugar-coated variety."

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"You were a plot hole that didn't fit my story; a flawed concept I had to erase. "

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"Just wrap your facade with a neat little ribbon made of treachery, and you're good to go."