This past week we’ve experienced all ranges of Minnesota Winters… Monday morning our temperatures plummeted down to –14 degrees plus 40-60mph winds with wind-chill levels at –32. Our neighborhood streets had water pipes busting open, which meant that our poor driveway was covered in ice – almost all the way up to the garage! It stayed pretty bitterly cold all… Read More
Has the Winter Dried out your Skin and Lips?
Now that the frozen snowy tundra has finally hit Minnesota – *UGH!* – I am starting to see and feel the effects of the dry winter air. Over the past several weeks I’ve been having to make sure to drink a ton of water at bed time, and keep it by my bed at all times – because the room… Read More
First Big Snow in Minnesota 2012
This morning we woke up to a great white reflection through the house – SnoW! Last year we didn’t get too much snow, and when we did get the snow, it was too cold to really enjoy, and too heavy to shovel nicely… So when we woke up and realized that we’d have to shovel our way out of the… Read More
Loving this Weather!
What happened to winter, or spring? It feels like summer up here! You may have heard me (or most people in the upper-Midwest) mention about our crazy warm weather here! Here? Oh yeah, Minnesota. a.k.a. Minne’Snow’Ta. A typical winter here for Minnesota starts somewhere between September and November. We are usually covered in snow by Thanksgiving, and for sure by… Read More