Winter can be hard.

Winter can be hard, dull and cold or it can be bright. When you try to protect yourself from the cold and discomfort the winter can become an overwhelming season of resistance and complaint.

Or you can walk in the cold, turn your face to the clarity of the moment: then winter will become a great exhilaration to sharpen your life.  

I am still digging and using my mulched and covered  beetroot, cabbage  as well as stored potatoes and onions and garlic.  Leeks are still on the go,my chard keeps refreshing itself. The snow and frost did not affect the crops.