On a dark, cold winter day there’s nothing as wonderfully warm as the winter bed.

Seriously.

Wide, long, pillowy and covered with blankets and dogs. A big-screen TV loaded with movies and recorded TV shows. Books in stacks all around. A fat mug of hot coffee or mulled cider.

I’m not big on sleeping in, but I love to hang out in my winter bed. I like it so much I’d spend the whole winter there. As it is, we spend at least a day a week lounging there.