Winter bucket list: Unless you’re an avid skier or snowboarder, the cold, dreary months of winter can become tedious after the holiday season ends. Here are some ideas for a “bucket list” to give you something to look forward to in the upcoming months. Feel free to personalize and create your own!

-Volunteer at a homeless shelter/food kitchen.

-Go ice skating or sledding.

-Go to a senior home and “adopt” a resident who may not have family to come and visit.

-Write a short story.

-Bake a pie.

-Put together a puzzle (the more pieces the better!)

-Go bowling.

-Shovel a neighbor’s driveway.

-Help with a food drive.

-Create and follow an indoor workout routine.

-Take a relaxing bubble bath.

-Host a movie night for family and friends.

-Write a thank-you note to someone who deserves it.

-Clean out your closet. Donate or give away items you no longer need.

-Make a reading list and read from beginning to end.

-Start a journal.

-Have a game night with friends and family.

-Crochet or knit a scarf.

-Build a snowman.

-Plan a road trip.

-Start learning a new language.

-Learn a new recipe.

-Make your own hot chocolate.

-Go to a paint and sip night.

-Have an indoor picnic.

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Poetry: We also have another poem courtesy of Kane resident Francis Wolfe Haight to share.

So Good

My friend and I went to the woods,

To pick strawberries for dessert,

We picked a lot but ate some

Although Grandma would be alert.

A hot biscuit and some fresh berries

With cold milk on the top

Oh so good tasting and so yummy,

I wish we could never stop!

Grandma also made some jam,

With the berries so very sweet,

To spread a spoonful on our bread,

Was easy and oh, so neat.

One bite here and then another,

The treat soon as gone,

The taste lingered with us

As sweet as a lullaby song.

Never to be forgotten,

Always a special treat,

The lust of wild berries

As fast as we could eat.