About House & Home: Preparing for Winter

House & Home In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Diane Schmidt I went to a holiday party last week where I met a woman who loves winter. At first I didn't believe her until she told me how depressed she is all summer and can't wait until the first snowfall. She then explained how she moved as far north as she could without losing the finer things in life like malls, bookstores and four-star restaurants. I told her she was a freak of nature.   In the Spotlight Design A Comforting Winter Home The one thing I do like about winter is coming home to a warm cozy house where I can cuddle in front of the fireplace and dream of warmer climes.              More Topics Home Winterizing Checklist Home Repair Christmas Hand Soaps Candle & Soap Making Winter Holiday Safety for Cats Cats Architecture Toys for Grownups Architecture How to Set Up a Worm Bin Organic Gardening Selling Your Home During the Holidays Home Buying / Selling How to Break a Lease Apartment Living / Rental Prepare for Winter Power Outages We keep candles and matches on alert all winter. My husband also has a wind-up radio and flashlight that he loves to pull out once in a while and pretend that we don't have any electricity. I usually just roll my eyes then turn on all the lights in the house.   Don't Ignore the Lawn Just Because It's Winter Our front lawn is covered in snow. It wouldn't be so bad if we weren't living on the west coast where snow is supposed to stay in the mountains. So we really didn't prep our lawn for a foreign invasion of white stuff. After reading this article, I realized that I haven't been giving our lawn all the TLC it so deserves. Let this be my first New Year's resolution.     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. House & Home Ads House Magazine Lease Document Winter Snow Holiday House Lease Rental Home Lease Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Antiques Apartment Living/Rental Architecture Entertaining Home Buying/Selling Home Repair Interior Decorating Landscaping   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About House & Home newsletter as batman8672@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=househomesl&e=batman8672@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.