Groundhog blues

I feel as though I poked my head out of the ground a few times these last months and decided I was going right back in to burrow. For reasons X, Y and Z, blogging hasn't been terribly high on my list of things to take care of...getting up and out of bed was about as much as I could handle some days. Cold weather and dark days are taking their toll on me hard this year and I'm fairly certain its due to the new apartment. We have huge, amazing windows that are wonderful to have in the summer, but in the winter do nothing but suck the heat out. We've just started getting around to sealing them up, so it's getting better, but November was not a great month for health. The cold never used to bother me, but this year it's been killer. Add to that, I can't drink my beloved caffeinated teas anymore...or any caffeinated beverage. Anyone have any recommendations for good herbals?

I finally managed to clean up the remains of the Container Kingdom. I don't know that the soil will be salvageable this year, but we've already got plans for building several more Earthbox type containers before spring. Unfortunately, due to the cold and ailments, I wasn't able to get the garlic in the ground before it froze...pushed back yet another year.

We're entering into day 4 of Hanukkah, which means mountains of potato pancakes when I get home! Christmas is all well and good, but Jewish holidays have such better food :)

I'm about to embark on my homemade, edible Christmas venture ((yes, we have a dual holiday household)). Toffee, glass candy, candy canes, chocolate covered fruits and an assortment of Christmas cookies are in the works this year. I've played around with candy making before so it won't be a complete disaster, but I'd love to hear if anyone with more experience than I has any advice to give. Or recipes. Just saying ;)

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!