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The day was going smoothly until I looked out my window. It looked like something was flying through the air. I hoped it was merely dust blowing in the wind as I walked towards the window to get a closer look. Oh yes, the air was filled with the first flurries of the year. The flakes weren't very substantial, but still -- you can't refute visible proof. Winter is on its way.

The only remedy for this: cookies with lots and lots of butterscotch chips. Using the recipe I posted about in July, I whipped up a batch, got warm by the oven, and pretended that cookies are pure health, with no bad ingredients. The smell, the taste -- it was definitely enough to ward off the woes. Now, looking for something to put under the plate to take a picture, and having the red placemats literally jump out and fall at my feet -- that was a cruel joke of the universe.

But how do you handle those winter woes, or keep yourself warm on the increasingly cold nights?*

*Unless you live somewhere warm, and then I both hate and envy you.