Tag: snow
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If You Build It…
The crazy cold snap and accompanying snowfall/sleet freeze have added complications to many lives. Schools have had to close, people need to clear their roofs from an abundance of snow accumulation so it won’t collapse into their homes, and driving has become a challenge as iced-over streets look more like ice skating rinks than roadways.…
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Making Do With What We Have
Living in Florida, we don’t have access to real snow. The weather here doesn’t lend itself to brisk winter storms; not having them makes us want them all the more. It’s human to want what we don’t–can’t–have. I hear the weather reports of snowstorms up north, and I long for a single day of a…
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Unexpected Surprises
We’ve had a cold spell here in Florida–it got down to the high 70s. People delightedly wore long sleeves and sweaters for a brief moment. We so rarely get to wear cold-weather clothing. In Colorado, our dear grand Beck experienced his first snow of the season–a little different from our cold front. He’s exhilarated by…
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Can’t Run From What Is
My two sisters live in Tucson, Arizona. We were all raised in the Chicago area–I escaped the snow and cold more quickly than they did. You never forget the snowstorms that, as a kid, were the invitation to snowball fights, snowmen, snow forts, and anything that had to do with wintery wonder. Of course, none…
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When Wanting Is Wasted
They couldn’t even wait to change out of their pajamas. The snow was calling; adventures in the chilling outdoors awaited them. My grands who live in Washington DC had their first big snowfall of the year. Having just been with us here in Florida and 80-degree temperatures, this was a wonderful alternative to swimming and…
Tip of My Iceberg 