Thanks for the reminders about getting out handwork to do. I do have some knitting and cross-stitch projects around here somewhere. Oh, no, I forgot about the power outages. Happens up here sometimes with the snow especially with the blizzards and also sometimes during the summer with the wind storms. I live in northern Minnesota and I amazed we are further north up here than parts of Canada! I do try in watch old movies like "South Pacific" during the coldest parts in January and Feb. Cover up with a couple of cuddle quilts and pretend I am on a hot beach somewhere. Oh, and in just about 3 weeks, the days will start getting longer up here. That is a good thing even if it stays cold as the sunlight gets shorter up here as we are closer to the Artic Circle. Nobody however loves spring as much as us northern folks. We happily go outside without our coats on when it warms up to 30 some or so!