Caution: Wordiness ahead. Minneapolis hit a record breaking 78F/ 26C Saturday. Our first 70F/ 21C day of the year generally happens around April 7th. Over the last two years, the first 70-degree reading has come early—March 14 last year and March 3 in 2024. The 2024 date of March 3 was the earliest recorded 70-degree …
Tag: snow
Seedy
Hello Friends! I missed posting yesterday because I was busy scrubbing the basement bathroom after our main sewer drain backed up Saturday. We couldn’t run water down the drains or use the bathroom all day until the plumber finally made it out at 8:30 that night. James had to wet vac the basement utility room …
Poof!
My two-week vacation serenity evaporated within a few hours of returning to work on Monday. Poof! I was only away three extra days than everyone else—the library was closed for all the other days—but yet I still had a pile of things to sort through on my return. I am the only one in my …
Winter Solstice
I hope everyone who celebrates Winter Solstice had a beautiful day! As for James and I, it couldn’t have been more perfect. As some of you may know, James does all the cooking year-round except for the Winter Solstice when I take over and plan a sometimes rather elaborate meal. This tradition came about because …
From 80 to Snow
What a wild week it’s been. Tuesday it was 80F/26C. Wednesday it was 76F/24C. Thursday it rained and snowed! The ground was much too warm for the snow to stick, especially since the air temperature was above freezing, but snow it did. A nice Halloween trick that. In spite of the brief snowy flirtation, the …