One of the nice things is the anticipation of spring! I have planted up the three black pots with tulips and overplanted them with forget me nots in pink, blue and white which I grew from seed.
A friend and I are gardening together through the winter. Just half an hour now and then in each others gardens. We raked leaves in hers and planted tulip Purissima in mine the other day (that sunny one!). Twice the pleasure, half the work.