It depends on the time of year for us. Seattle has plenty of overcast, depressing GRAY days even when its not raining but during sunny weather, we usually eat outdoors even if we have to bundle-up. A BBQ on a 26 degree clear winter day is wonderful and we keep our bird feeders stocked so we have continual 'live' entertainment. When there is something "important" to watch on TV, we DVR it for later viewing.
Most don't realize Seattle is about 160 miles north of Nova Scotia, Canada (check a map) so we have very short days in the winter and long twilight hours in the summer. Not nearly as long as seen in the show Northern Exposure, but we try not to hibernate.
Jim