Today it rained all day long. It flatted the snow in some places, and cleared it off in others.
Tonight’s temp is right at freezing and tomorrow is forecasted to be an average ole’ gloomy, cold day.
But Monday will be brutally cold.
We’re under a cold weather advisory here on the outskirts of the Ville. The alert runs from 7:00 PM tomorrow to 10:00 AM ET on Wednesday morning. Per Weather.com: “The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.” You read that right, kids, 20° below zero!!
I’ve had my winter… and now Mother Nature can simply send it somewhere else. I’m done.
Today’s “did you know” is about Lincoln Logs.
I remember Scott had these when we were kids and I loved building with them. I had plastic cows, horses, and pigs that complemented my masterpieces perfectly. The only downside was that I always had to box up every piece EXACTLY like I found them or my favorite brother would cry to Mom. 🙁
Other notable things my brother had that I did not — and that he was made to share with me… Spirograph, High Gear board type game, mad scientist kit (complete with slides and a microscope), and GI Joe dolls (that were always coming around my Barbie, Skipper and Francie). We each had our own etch-a-sketch and View-Master — but I pilfered all of Scott’s round cardboard reels of pictures.
What games/toys did you have as a kid that you remember today?
Now you know: Lincoln Logs, the children’s building toy, was based on an earthquake-proof construction technique used in a hotel in Japan and was patented by John Wright, the son of the hotel’s designer, Frank Lloyd Wright.