twenty degrees warmer and i’m waiting on a big snow that probably won’t come

Jan 18, 2024

The worst of the cold temps are behind us (for now) in the Ville. Snow is predicted and I’ve got my fingers crossed that we’ll get some. Even though a foot would make me happy, it’s probably not going to amount to anything — and next week, we’ll be in the mid-50’s they say.

UPDATE: In the few hours since I originally published this post, the weather forecast changed. I guess we’re not done with the bitter cold after all and the chance of snow has increased:

weather advisory

It was REALLY frosty out yesterday morning.

The storm door was covered to the point I couldn’t see out of it. Or in…

storm door covered in frost in winter

Even though it was ‘freeze your nose off’ cold, the sun coming up was still beautiful.

sun rise in winter

The worst of the frigid weather is over! Yay!

By late afternoon, we were back in the 20’s and that’s not so awful. I made a blueberry dessert (recipe here) that I hand-delivered to those pesky neighbors in a pair of shorts, fur lined boots, and a heavy coat. My sister, Mozzie, is always excited to see me and doesn’t care that I look crazy traipsing around in shorts in January. 😉

Mozzie watches for me to get to her house.

Two questions for you to ponder:

  1. Even if you prefer summer and warmer temps, when it’s winter does snow make you happy?
  2. If you have a sibling, do you get excited when they visit you? Or do you not care so much if you see them or not?

Now you know: Drive-through sales at fast food restaurants in the US account for 70% of sales. Pre-pandemic, it was only 30%.