The "W" Word

If you've ever read some of my early posts, you'll know that I like to complain about the weather. Not all weather, but chilly, drippy, damp, grey, sunless weather. And since I only started blogging this March, there's an entire season of complaining ahead of me as ice, storms and Arctic cold begin to loom on the Wisconsin horizon (and have already hit some of our neighbours on the eastern seaboard).

It's November already. Which means December is NEXT MONTH. Which means - I'm bracing myself to say the dreaded word - Winter (gulp!) is upon us. (Cue the sinister music.)

Why this Eeyore-like attitude? Well, winter in Wisconsin means this...

(And it gets even colder in January)

and this...

and this.

Months of it. And then more months. (This year we got snow in April.)

I really need to remind myself that winter also means this:

and this:

and this.

Which is why I'm joining Silverpebble and Mrs. Thrifty Household (love that name!), and many other lovely bloggers, in "Making Winter". Their highly laudable aim is "to showcase all the wonderful things that winter has to offer" and to make winter fun with a variety of crafts, tutorials, blog hops, and beautiful pictures.

So hop on over to their blogs and join the fun. (Click here for Silverpebble. Click here for Mrs. Thrifty Household.) See you this winter!

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