Each year right around now, the teapot comes out and stays on my stovetop for winter's duration. It's not like there's a special day that it's ceremonially taken out of the cabinet; I just find myself using it more and more as the weather cools and I end up leaving it out between uses. Just the appearance of the teapot sitting out in the kitchen is warming. See?
http://www.thekitchn.com/drinks