Self-Confessed Winter Fanatic by Kathy Coatney

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation, Paul Therox. I saw this post on Facebook and thought it fit me perfectly because I'm just a winter fanatic. As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I love

winter, I love snow, cross-country skiing, the absolute quiet, and the pristine white from new fallen snow.

I spent most of my life in Northern California where the summers were brutally hot and triple digit temperatures were common, so moving to Central Oregon where the summers were mild with temperatures in the mid to high 80s was a dream come true. I could stand in the shade and it was comfortably cool—so were the evenings. 

         

The trade-off of course is the winters are much colder. We typically get several inches of snow, and our first winter here we called it the snowmageddon winter because we got 60 inches of snow. I absolutely loved it, especially the skiing, so that was another plus for me.

        

The one thing I dislike about the winters here are the snow packed roads, but I’ve learned to drive them. I still don’t love it, and I'm still pretty cautious. I imagine people that have been here longer scoff at me and probably hate driving behind me, but I don't care. I drive at a speed I feel comfortable and safe.      

         

Here in Central Oregon we don't generally have heavy, wet snow. It’s fluffy and light, so it's almost impossible to make a snowball or snowman because it falls apart, but it's easy to shovel unless it’s shoveled off the roof. Then it turns to solid concrete. Another plus to Central Oregon is a majority of our days are sunshine. It can even snow when the sun is shining. Frequently, snow comes during the night and the sun will be shining in the morning. 

Winter is also my favorite time to write when I’m all cozy and comfy sitting in front of a fire writing a new book. If you've read my books, you'll

see the majority of them center in wintertime for the simple fact that I love this time of year. I don't really do beach reads although I have nothing against them, and I actually enjoy them. 

Our most recent storm in January dumped about 35 inches of snow at our house so we have snow packed roads for the foreseeable future and temperatures in single and negative digits. But even so, it's peaceful and quiet when I’m watching the snow falling. There’s something very Zen about it for me. What about you do you love or hate winter?

 The first book I wrote that had a winter theme was Falling For You…Again, book 1 in the Falling in Love series.

 

AN EMOTIONALLY RAW SOUL MATES, REDEMPTION, EMOTIONAL SCARS, LOSS OF A CHILD, RICH V POOR, ROMANCE.

 

“A compelling read giving detailed, realistic characters that you grow to identify with and love.”

 

“I absolutely love this book and I know I’ll read it again”

 

Life knocked her down, but she came up swinging.

When a small town teacher and a big city photographer meet, it’s love at first sight—until tragedy shatters their fairytale romance.

 

It was a choice no father should ever have to make—save one child and the other dies. And Ethan can never forgive himself for making that choice. He loves his wife, Clare, beyond reason, but his guilt has put a wedge between them.

 

Two years have passed and Ethan and Clare’s marriage is on life support. When Clare leaves on a photo shoot into the mountains and doesn’t return, Ethan focuses on what really matters: his wife, and the love he never meant to lose. With a blizzard looming, he will risk everything, even his live, for a second chance at love.

 

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