Save the date

Just in time for the end of the world and the Mayan calendar, winter has arrived in the Midwest. The blog, in turn, has taken on a new wintry design as well.

Twelve inches of snow dumped on Minneapolis a couple of weekends ago and, if weather.com is to be believed, Loveless got about 14 inches.

Soon, the lake will be frozen enough for us to ski and snowshoe and fish. Chris is starting to talk about hosting a fishing and frolicking party in frosty February, so here's hoping we all survive the doomsday.

Mark your calendars!