February Blahs?

I used to hate February, would always find myself worn down by winter with the final aching cold of February. Moving to the country helped me to come to terms with winter. I took up snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and eventually hockey. Winter almost became my favourite season. But this year, no snow kept me off the trails and a knee injury kept me off the ice. More time for writing.
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Also, February 10th is my anniversary and we try and do something to mark the occasion. This year was dinner and a play. Then I was back to work for a few days before getting a way for a writing retreat with my local writing friends. It was close by, so not a lot of time was wasted in travel. We stayed at a refinished school house with lots of space to gather for meals and discussion, and space to find a spot to write alone.

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