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by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: How's the weather?, Seasons, winter

My Mind’s In A Vortex or I can’t stop thinking about the weather

Tagged With: cold weather, weather report, winter, winter pictures

March Snow 2014, the ragged edges of winter It seems to be the only thing that I center on anymore, when my mind turns to gardening. The Weather. There were residual bits of snow scattered around the yard today, and more ice and snow predicted … [Read more...] about My Mind’s In A Vortex or I can’t stop thinking about the weather

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Uncategorized

The Big Chill: It was a Late Spring

Tagged With: cold weather, Ohio, spring

  Wall flowers from flower mix planted last year As I write this I still have heat on, a fire in the woodstove, although we are promised a summer-like, near-eighty degree temperature today. I covered my basil and the … [Read more...] about The Big Chill: It was a Late Spring

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Garden Stories and Memories, September

Chill in the Air

Tagged With: cold, cold weather, memories

It has gotten quite cool all of a sudden here, the chill of fall has arrived, no mistaking. Last night there were areas in the 30's. This is typical September weather. I can remember, as a girl, walking to school with my new sweater in the morning … [Read more...] about Chill in the Air

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: the REAL world

The February Melt

Tagged With: cold weather, philosophical

Rain is melting down all the snow cover. It is the typical January thaw -just a bit late. I heard the ground hog saw his shadow, so this year I can check the accuracy of the old saw. We should have the longer winter season. Now that Bill Murray … [Read more...] about The February Melt

moon eclipse

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: autumn, Day in the life

Lunar Eclipse and Colder Weather

Tagged With: cold weather, garden report, moon

I am not sure if I will have a chance to get anything in the blog later.... so this may be it for the day: I forgot to mention that we watched the lunar eclipse the other night. It was an unusually clear night (my poor husband always wants to see … [Read more...] about Lunar Eclipse and Colder Weather

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