I have been absent, huddled under a blanket, and petting my doggie. These dark days that have descended since we went off of daylight savings time, take some getting used to. It is 5:00 PM and all is dark. Not a creature is stirring, not even me. I want to cuddle, and huddle, and turn on the fireplace. I want comfort food, comfort heat, and comfort chair. I turn into a hermit, mostly. There are those days that I have to leave, but I don’t really want to. Once out, the old Terri comes roaring into place, but it takes some nudging to get me out the door.
Perhaps it is age, or maybe some depression, or maybe just acclimating to the change as we approach winter. Whatever! I feel the need to find my cave and hole up for the winter. So if I am absent once again, you can find me at that place of soothing comfort with a cup of hot cocoa. I will emerge when my hands have warmed, and I have once again become used to non-daylight savings darkness at the twilight of the evening.
