7-degrees? No fair

Another day of punishing single digits in the North Country. We are sooo hungry for spring.

The final winter tally in the Twin Cities: 50 days with below-zero temps. No wonder nearly every person I know is dreamin' and schemin' about getting the hell out of here -- forever, or at least for Winter 2015.

Dan, Dan the Plumber Man

Winter released its icy grip long enough for me to get to Loveless for a long-delayed meeting with Dan the Plumber last week. He restored running water to the kitchen after our pipes froze in January, and installed the drain in the shower – the first step to getting a functional bathroom. Whoohoo! 

I made it down to the lake for what could be the season’s final snowshoe outing, a slushy but sunny tour. The ice houses are gone and the extra hours of sunlight are making a dent into the snowpack, which was thigh-high as I trudged down the hill.