The older I become, the more I find myself sharing my unsolicited advice with younger folks. I have become one of those matronly ladies that I recall from my youth - ladies who act like your mother, but aren't. While I recall being polite in regard to receiving advice from these ladies, I do not [...]
Tag: winter
Die winter…die!
The word from the National Weather Service is that a wallop is coming our way. This looks like one that the whole state will be able to "enjoy" - well, yippee ki yay. Just what all us North Dakota folks wanted - more winter. All this extra snow will just make flood season that much [...]
Springing forward…
I recognize that some folks are irritated by the whole Daylight Savings Time extravaganza. Setting clocks forward or back and trying to readjust one's internal clock to be in compliance with the clock on the wall can be a pain I surmise. I really don't mind it much, but I do enjoy springing forward much [...]
Visually enchanting…
There are days when the visuals of a North Dakota winter are so enchanting that they almost seem contrived. With the hoar frost, the blankets of snow covering roof tops, and the perfectly placed icicles it looks as if the area is the setting of a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. In reality, it is [...]
Patience: EXPIRED.
There comes a time each year when my patience completely expires. It arrives at different times, but historically I don't make it more than a couple months into the new year before I exclaim to everyone and anyone who will listen that I am OVER winter. You would think that after 15 years in the [...]
One for the win column?
There is snow in the forecast. John Wheeler is predicting three to six inches tonight and into Sunday. Hmmm...I am not so sure that we'll get that much. Of course, I am not a meteorologist or a climatologist, but where snow is concerned I have been Nancy Drew since the fall of last year. As Nancy Drew [...]
A caterpillar spotting…
I have to once again give props (a.k.a. my proper respect) to the folks who live at the house on the corner of 11th Avenue and Sheyenne Street in West Fargo. The last time I wrote about them it was in regard to their joyous snowman. Today as I was driving home I noted a [...]
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