Falling

I’m in love, I’m in love, what a glorious day! Sometimes in the off season I wonder if I’m often glorifying the wonders of winter a bit too much but now that it’s here…I’m reminded all over again just how wonderful winter really is! I love waking up to a fresh blanket of snow and even more so, when it’s still snowing! I love looking out my window into the valley of Cȃmpulung to see smoke coming out of everyone’s chimneys against the frosted landscape! I love that I can see my breath in my bathroom and kitchen! I love wearing long underwear religiously! I love tromping through the fresh snow! I love seeing all the old school sleds and people using them to haul their potato sacks, Christmas trees and children through town! I love everyone’s giant fur hats…I only wish I had one too! I love that the workers at the post office lick and apply all my stamps! I love walking through Valea Seacă because there are more horse drawn sleighs there! I love that the horses wear red pom poms and sometimes really do have jingle bells! I love that snow makes all my old hiking routes new again! I love being in the middle of the forest and looking up into the frosted pine trees! I love that I ended up sliding down the mountain under all the trees on my ass and released a whoo hoo! I love that they were playing Christmas carols outside on the Plateau today! I love that I saw Strega Nona hobble across town! I love seeing people put chains on their cars to get up my hill! I love that one of my chores is carrying wood into the house! I especially love that my wood is dry this year! I love coming home to fac foc (make fire) and listening to the crackling while I regain warmth! I love that my hands are often stained black from the fac’ing! I love that I set up a make shift bed on the floor right next to my soba and listen to the fire as I drift off to sleep! I love that living in my Bouse is like being up at the cabin! I love being in love with winter! What can I say…I’ve fallen for it once again!