Happy Winter Solstice! (+ a Geeky Winter List)

I want to wish everyone a very happy Winter Solstice. It's the shortest day and the longest night of the year and start of the winter season. I like celebrating this day because it's a great way to think about nature and how your life is going.

Besides taking time to think, I'm going to cozy up on the couch with a hot cup of tea and watch a few wintery movies and a few TV show. By the way, I also included my list below and for more wintery shows and movies, check out my list from last year.

(Photo: Negative Space by Marius van Dyk for The Nature Conservancy)

TV

Curious George

Season 1 episode 23: 1) Ski Monkey 2) George the Grocer

Description:

1) When a blizzard covers the country house with a foot of snow, George can't wait to go outside and play. 2) George really wants the toy oven he sees in the window at the toy store, but first he has to find a job to earn the money to buy it.

Season 3 episode 1: 1) Ice Station Monkey 2) The Perfect Carrot

Description:

1) George and the Man with the Yellow Hat are having a blast on their research assignment in the Antarctic! 2) George and Bill run out of carrots while feeding the rabbits.

Season 5 episode 7: 1) George's Home Run 2) Monkey on Ice

Description:

1) While Marco tries to hit his first Little League home run, George gets to play scorekeeper. 2) Bill wants to earn another Junior Sprout badge by constructing and sleeping in an igloo, inspiring George to build his own.





Good Witch

Season 1 episode 6: The Storm

Description:

As an epic blizzard is poised to hit Middleton, Cassie worries about an expectant couple staying at Grey House, sensing trouble with the pregnancy.

Season 1 episode 7: Together We Stand

Description:

While a storm pummels the town, Cassie and Sam tend to Eve's husband, Brian, who's suddenly ill. Grace, Nick and Anthony are stuck in the library.





Martin

Season 3 episode 16: Ain't Nuttin' Goin' on But the Rent

Description:

Martin refuses to pay his rent in protest for bad service. Soon, he, Gina and their friends Pam, Tommy and Cole must live without heat and electricity during a blizzard.

Season 5 episode 8: Snow White

Description:

Tensions rise in the gang's ski trip when Pam brings an Afro-centric extremist along and Tommy seems to be moving toward marriage with his white girlfriend.





Sister, Sister

Season 4 episode 14: Ski Squad

Description:

Tia and Tamera go on a trip without their parents to a ski cabin in the mountains, but they get stuck inside when an avalanche happens.

Season 5 episode 5: It's My Party

Description:

The twins heed an uncle's birthday advice to "seize the day" by skipping school and flying to Chicago for a hip-hop concert instead of celebrating with their parents, but a series of misfortunes turns their dream day into a nightmare - especially when Lisa and Ray uncover the truth.







Movies

Crimson Peak

Description:

In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.

One Winter Proposal

Description:

Old flames are reignited, and current flames burn brighter when the foursome returns to the ski resort where it all began.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Description:

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.

Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens

Description:

As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Description:

Betrayed by her evil sister Ravenna, heartbroken Freya retreats to a northern kingdom to raise an army of huntsmen as her protectors. Gifted with the ability to freeze her enemies in ice, Freya teaches her young soldiers to never fall in love. When Eric and fellow warrior Sara defy this rule, the angry queen does whatever she can to stop them. As war between the siblings escalates, Eric and Sara try to end Ravenna's wicked reign.

Underworld: Blood Wars

Description:

Vampire death dealer, Selene fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.

Winter Love Story

Description:

When author Cassie's first novel isn't selling, she is paired on a book tour with author Elliot to boost her sales - but along the way, a romance starts to blossom.