Sally's GF3 thread

[drstratton]

We got our first measurable snow today. I can't recall a year when we've had measurable snow on the ground as our first snow. It's always been flakes in the air that melt on contact. Counting myself as lucky though; the south end of Lake Michigan area (Benton Harbor, MI; Gary, IN; Chicago) could get 6-12" of snow. We'll get an inch or two here, and it won't stick much on the pavement.

Very grateful that hubby got the Falcon plow running again yesterday. That was a long exercise (since June) in frustration.

We're still not showing any signs of snow here. I'm hoping it all lands up in the mountains. Would be nice to have a year without any. Hope you don't get much.

 

[Sally PB]

Hope you don't get much.

I hope so too, at least until after hubby gets back from Charlotte, NC, on the 19th.

I would like enough cold and snow to kill off ticks and other annoying/dangerous bugs. Hubby would like enough snow to go cross country skiing whenever he wants. The caveat with that: He has to take me shopping because it scares the crap out of me to drive on the icy/snowy roads.

 

[drstratton]

I hope so too, at least until after hubby gets back from Charlotte, NC, on the 19th.

I would like enough cold and snow to kill off ticks and other annoying/dangerous bugs. Hubby would like enough snow to go cross country skiing whenever he wants. The caveat with that: He has to take me shopping because it scares the crap out of me to drive on the icy/snowy roads.

Okay, just enough to kill bugs, but a cold snap without snow can do that. But I understand the enjoyment your husband experiences skiing, so enough for him to get to enjoy it, a little. Icy road conditions are not fun.

 

[Sally PB]

Since we're retired, we rarely need to worry about "having to get somewhere in the morning." They have road/traffic reports on the morning news, and when they talk about how bad the roads are, one of us will say, "Then I'm staying home today and not going to work!"

Believe me, we did our time driving to work and home in the winter. Leaving at 4:30-5:00 am, long before our road would be plowed. I do not miss those days. Not one bit.

 

[Sally PB]

Six weeks to the solstice. I don't know if that is good news or depressing news.

 

[saysfaa]

Sorry, y'all but I want lots of snow - through the winter, it doesn't have to be until after the 19th. Even though we are (again) close enough to the lake to get lake effect. It is so much better for the crops and the native plants.

Dh does get out in it to go to work but he can take my vehicle that will go through about anything we can expect. Snow is much better than ice for that.

I do need a new snow shovel. I wore out the ones we had. Maybe I will get two, one for fluffy snow and one for snow.

 

[drstratton]

Since we're retired, we rarely need to worry about "having to get somewhere in the morning." They have road/traffic reports on the morning news, and when they talk about how bad the roads are, one of us will say, "Then I'm staying home today and not going to work!"

Believe me, we did our time driving to work and home in the winter. Leaving at 4:30-5:00 am, long before our road would be plowed. I do not miss those days. Not one bit.

My kids went to high school an hour away. Sometimes school would be closed for snow and they would forget to let us know. One time the kids walked into the school, the teachers looked at them and said "Mattawa"...lol Our kids response, city people, this snow is nothing! They spent the day in town sledding with friends.
The thing I hate is freezing rain.

 

[drstratton]

Six weeks to the solstice. I don't know if that is good news or depressing news.

Kind of both, I think. I hate the short days. I'm a child of summer!

 

[cavemanrich]

Well, I need to do some bragging.
On a positive note,,, our area has been in drought stage for much of the year. There were months that it rained in excess.
It does not affect us all that much,,, but not far away, where peeps depend on their personal well water,, things have been difficult.
We get all the water we need from Lake Michigan. Of course it does come with a price tag, that keep increasing all the time. BUT the water is pretty good quality.

So,, I don't have bees to tend to,,, but do have potted flowers. I needed to take those in for the season. Overwinter them in my Utility room.
Oh,, I did have to drain the outdoor garden pipes to prevent cracked pipes. I have the process mastered. I use compressed air pressure to to blow the pipes dry.

 

[AnnaEva]

Well, I need to do some bragging.
On a positive note,,, our area has been in drought stage for much of the year. There were months that it rained in excess.
It does not affect us all that much,,, but not far away, where peeps depend on their personal well water,, things have been difficult.
We get all the water we need from Lake Michigan. Of course it does come with a price tag, that keep increasing all the time. BUT the water is pretty good quality.

So,, I don't have bees to tend to,,, but do have potted flowers. I needed to take those in for the season. Overwinter them in my Utility room.
Oh,, I did have to drain the outdoor garden pipes to prevent cracked pipes. I have the process mastered. I use compressed air pressure to to blow the pipes dry.

Sounds like your flowers are in good hands )
How do you keep them happy in the utility room all winter? I’ve never overwintered plants indoors before.