For those of us in the colder realms, I'll put on a big pot of tea, vanilla chai redolent with cinnamon and cardamom, enough to warm you to the core. I'll use one of Aunt Bertha's antique china teapots, just for a bit of history added in, and a fond remembrance of simpler times.

Sometimes there's nothing more luxurious than a simple cup of hot tea on a winter afternoon, warm and gazing out at the snow-covered landscape beyond the windowpane, which looks as timeless and monochromatic as it ever has.