More beautiful Foliage!!

The beautiful foliage, fall colorful leaves, are beginning to fall off the trees, and deep winter is only a few weeks away...

Speaking of the brutal cold winter, what are your tips for surviving the winter? How do you make it through the winter?
Click below to read a few opinions:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20091103vf.html

Story Highlights:
1. Use a humidifier.
2. Use a heat patch.
3. Eat a lot of home-made chicken soup! (I used to eat a lot when I was a child, and I still do now. I highly recommend this one!)
4. Wear Long Johns (Except for when I went skiing, I didn't used to do this when I was a child. But now, I can't live without them in the winter! I guess we change as we get older...)
5. Sit under a "kotatsu." (A "kotatsu" is low table with a blanket attached and with a heater below it. It is a must in the winter in Japan. But, be careful not to sleep under it!! Because if you sleep under it, you will be sure to get a cold.)
6. Visit a hot spring or the bath house as often as you can.

That's it for today. Have a good week!