There are animals such as bears, chipmunks and groundhogs that hibernate throughout the winter in a warm, cozy spot. Some manage to store away food needed to eat throughout their stay. Like the migrating birds do to avoid the colder winter months, my husband and I in years past have traveled south during the hardest winter months. However, this this winter we remained hibernated, so to speak, in our warm and cozy farmhouse.

Mostly our hibernating consisted of sitting in front of a burning fireplace reading a book, putting together a puzzle or getting caught up on doing some hobby that had...