Yeah, I'm used to it - like an ache that you just get used to after awhile. And Winter thus far has been less brutal than usual, so I count my blessings. Still not a big fan of cold weather though, and don't do any winter sports (unless shoveling counts). I wish I could just get fat & sleep through the winter like a bear... so far I've only been successful in step #1.the winds are going to pick up Friday, temperatures go down starting Sunday, next week is not going to be as brutal as your temps (still single digit lows overnight) up there but it's not the end of the world and you should be used to dealing with it by now. i hope.
Joined the Y this year in hope of keeping the winter weight gain down, and helping with the SADs.
A brief period with nothing garden related (other than this forum) until the 2024 SSE Yearbook comes out in a few weeks, at which point garden planning will begin.
Clever idea! Let us know how well that works.There is a stiff wind in the forecast as well, so I am going to squirt some water on the rims of the pots where the contact the soil, in the hope that the water will freeze and glue the containers to the ground (otherwise the wind will blow them all over the yard). It's worth a shot!
I hibernate in the winter too Zeedman, sleeping far more than during the other seasons and permitting myself to spend hours sitting and reading about plants and how to grow them. Sometimes I experience the winter blahs as well; on those mornings when I feel particularly lack lustre I sometimes re-watch this YouTube video of 'The Pink Glove Dance'. It's an oldie, but a goodie. I crank up the volume and get out of my chair so I can dance around the living room-- and it always lifts my spirits. My favourite time of day to do this is early in the morning when it is still dark out, and I am the only one up (so I can dance like nobody's watching).Yeah, I'm used to it - like an ache that you just get used to after awhile. And Winter thus far has been less brutal than usual, so I count my blessings. Still not a big fan of cold weather though, and don't do any winter sports (unless shoveling counts). I wish I could just get fat & sleep through the winter like a bear... so far I've only been successful in step #1.
On the bright side, now that the temps will be plummeting to below zero, the ambient indoor humidity is dropping into the "sweater lightning" zone - so I can FINALLY put all the 2023 seeds into storage.
What part of the country are you in Marie?
Please forgive me. I never share my location details due to an horrendous situation I was once in a long time ago, due to an Internet breach of privacy. It cost me my home and years of serious stress.
