I did it! Mr. is going to be so impressed with my efforts. I crawled out of bed before him and Copper. Lazy men, right? Nah, I couldn't sleep so I woke up at 4:15 am. I'm having slow-growing nightmares about the damn bikini and other things. But that's beside the point. Then I took… Continue reading A slow growing fear
Tag: Wisconsin Winter
The bikini arrived
The retail therapy session yesterday was exhausting. I got quite the workout in, though. Since we have so much snow around here, I dressed appropriately for the weather. I wore jeans, two layers of shirts, heavy socks, and hiking boots, under my scarf and winter coat. I left the house at 10:45 am and returned… Continue reading The bikini arrived
He got it right – Zero to 8″ in one day
It's a miracle - yesterday, it happened, our weatherman finally got a forecast right: 8 inches of fluffy white snow! Copper: This winter, I tell ya, is giving me whiplash. Every time I go outside, the conditions are different. Last week Sunday - Thursday was the dreaded Polar Vortex, A few days ago, most of… Continue reading He got it right – Zero to 8″ in one day
H*ll Froze Over but I still accomplished Dry January
The 31st day of Dry January isn't over yet, it's only 6:00 ish am as I write. And the weather forecasters didn't come through again...yet, that is - they predicted -34 below. Close enough, right. I periodically give it my best shot at being an unpaid meteorologist, and I do fairly well at it, so… Continue reading H*ll Froze Over but I still accomplished Dry January
So yeah, it’s cold, cold, cold, really cold!
I wonder if ink in feather pens froze when these words of wisdom were penned? Now is the winter of our discontent. - William Shakespeare O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind? - Percy Bysshe Shelley You can't get too much winter in the winter. - Robert Frost Winter is natures' way… Continue reading So yeah, it’s cold, cold, cold, really cold!
Those guilty weather dudes got the forecast partially right
I'm here to testify that the weather forecasters actually got a couple of inches right last night. And that it is still damn cold here in our parts of the world. While the Mrs. was dreaming of a beach all day leading up to the night in question (i.e., last night), she prepared for the… Continue reading Those guilty weather dudes got the forecast partially right