Folks, it’s cold up here! Arctic blast is an understatement! Fortunately, it’s been calm through most of this gift from the north but one day it snowed from every direction in strong, nasty gusts – not only from the north, it also snowed from the south, from the east and west, by the front door under the roof, and at my back door and added a couple of inches to my summer table waiting out the season. The lake froze up and it snowed on that, and then it really got cold! Our high was 7 for least four days in a row, dipping to below zero all those nights. Running the dogs at the lake was a challenge, but only for me, the dogs thrive in this weather! And then the electricity went out. This I could handle. With tea and a good book I rather enjoyed it! 🙂