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I’ve tried to like winter in Minnesota, but as an adult, I don’t. I prefer warmth. I like the weather where my hair doesn’t freeze on my face. Now if it snows, I don’t get excited about a snow day, I groan that the roads will be icy, and I might go in the ditch. I’m afraid to walk my driveway for fear of falling and excruciatingly breaking something. Recovery is my problem. As kids, we went sledding all day and fell off, crashing into snowbanks, only to get right up and run up the hill again. That would not work for me now. It would take me days to get my joints unfrozen enough to see if I had suffered any injuries! Sad truth. I have aged into a scaredy cat.
It was only sometimes the case. We had snowmobiles when I was young. Gary and I would spend hours snowmobiling the high lines behind the house. There was a skating rink and warming house at Taconite Harbor for trying out hockey and figure skating races. And I loved using our toboggan to race down the unplowed Temperance River Road with my friend Jenny Crawford. Winter and fresh snow were magical. I’m not sure when it all changed. When did I go from snow bunny to chalet bunny? Is it too late to get back out there?
Maybe not. I recently read a story about an Excelsior man who has built a luge track in his yard. The way has several twists and turns. There was a time I would have loved to try this. Speed, wind, and winter sunshine was my friend. I admire this man for spending 40 to 50 hours building this for neighbors. He says it’s not just for kids. Would he welcome a middle-aged tobogganer on his track? Hugs and Peace, Sandy
“Calvin: Today, for show and tell, I’ve brought a tiny miracle of nature: a single snowflake! We might all learn a lesson from how this utterly unique and exquisite crystal turns into an ordinary, boring molecule of water just like every other one when you bring it into the classroom. And now, while the analogy sinks in, I will leave you drips and going outside…” -Bill Watterson.
When grocery shopping before a snowstorm, I like to get several meals from a roast. The pork roast was $1.49 a pound last week. These recipes got us through the snowstorm and beyond—yummy, delicious comfort food.
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