Winter is Coming

Sometimes I wonder if the whole state of Minnesota is from the house of Stark. A few weeks ago we had an abnormally warm day, all the way up to 70 degrees in November. When it was freakishly warm in March of this year, people put on bikinis and swam in lakes that still had ice in them. But warm in November? Everyone was putting up Christmas lights and raking leaves, taking in garden decorations, and otherwise preparing for winter.

We've switched into the winter mindset, even when the winter weather wasn't here yet. We've lost the drive to go and enjoy warm weather, and we're looking forward to enjoying winter weather.

Which is why I'm sitting here watching news coverage of the massive storm that's supposed to bring massive (8") amounts of snow, clog up traffic, cause blizzards, and possibly become a thundersnow. The weather forecasters are bored. They're driving around filming themselves in the backseats of cars.

Minnesota has gone winter crazy. We want the cold and snow so we can play in it and complain about it. I want the snow so it will protect my garden, water the ground, and give me an excuse to stay inside and drink cocoa.

Alright, I admit it, I'm a Minne-snowtan too. I spent the warm spell finishing off the yard work. I'm going through my first seed catalogs. I am also knitting Christmas presents, so if you'll excuse me...