What I Love About Minnesota Winters
As I begin this post about what I love about Minnesota winters, it’s 5 degrees fahrenheit outside, with a real feel of -13, thanks to wind gusts up to 32 mph.
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Latte’s First Attempt at Skijoring
During the year of the snowless winter that sucketh, it was difficult for some citizens of the Minnesota kingdom to get excited about skijoring. Those people (like me) who tend to be more into the fun aspect of hooking up to a dog and having her bound down the trail, propelling them on their skis…
Warm Thoughts and Snowy Wishes
I came down with some sort of sinus, achy, exhausted thing on Christmas Day and have been laying low. Fortunately, I did get out on Christmas Eve and got to enjoy homemade pasta, beer and cheesecake with good company to boot. Eccellente! I also got in a few pleasant walks with the Brew Babes before…
An Outdoor Day
The weather was good for an outdoor day. By 11:00 it is was in the 20’s with wind, but compared to how cold it was yesterday, it was downright beautiful. I started out by driving out to the stable, with Java as my copilot. I’ve been too busy or the weather’s been too cold for…
Rushing to Beat the Meltage
It got up into the upper 30’s last Saturday and in the mid 40’s on Sunday. Snow is melting at an alarming rate, at least alarming if you like winter sports. I was afraid there might not be much skiing time left, so I went to the ski trails on Saturday morning. I love the…
Message Received
Above all the other reasons, I write because the world is both heartbreakingly sad and hearbreakingly joyful, and the only way for me to bear the pain, the only way for me to bear the world’s bright beauty is to catch it up like a giggling baby and to set it down in front of…