理查德（杰夫·丹尼尔斯饰）是一个小说家，但是并不是很有名，只是能够糊口度日罢了，在妻子克莱尔（莉莎·库卓饰）的不断逼迫下，理查德在冬季搬到了长岛的一个海滩社区，因为他在创作上遇到了瓶颈，或许在这里能够找到灵感

在这里，理查德遇到了17岁的艾比，他雇佣艾比做自己为期一周的临时保姆，就是在这段日子里，在这两个相差悬殊的人之间发生了一段特殊的友情，理查德很喜欢艾比做的汤，而艾比则对理查德的作家身份很感兴趣，对他折纸手工也是赞不绝口，理查德和艾比之间的友情随着时间的推移逐渐加深，冬天快过去了，二人都意识到，他们的友情只存在于过去和想象之中，他们各自都需要一个全新的生活，这样才能更好地拥抱未来。

Richard (played by Jeff Daniels) is a novelist, but he is not very famous, but he can just make ends meet. Constantly pushed by Claire (Lisa Kudrow), Richard moves to a beach community on Long Island during the winter months, where he may find inspiration as he hits a creative wall

Here, Richard met 17-year-old Abby, who hired Abby to be his babysitter for a week, that is During these days, a special friendship developed between these two very different people. Richard liked Abby's soup very much, and Abby was very interested in Richard's identity as a writer. He is also full of praise for his origami handwork. The friendship between Richard and Abby has gradually deepened as time goes by. As winter is approaching, both of them realize that their friendship only exists in the past and imagination. Each needs a brand new life, so as to better embrace the future.