The cold weather is starting to kick my tail here in Krakow, Poland. Some people say November is the worst month–the shortest days (dark at 3:30!), messiest nastiest weather–rainy/icy/snowy mix, and just knowing it ain’t letting up anytime soon. Arrgh.
In honor of November and bad weather (and, alas, on account of being a bit lazy again) I have linked to three related posts you might enjoy checking out:
What some Amish do down in Florida in the winter
The Amish and daylight savings time
The Amish on ice–and in the penalty box?!
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Brrr! And man i thought it was early getting dark here by about five! That weather sounds nasty! We had a hard freeze last night here in Missouri and it got down to 25 which is more than cold enough for me!
Ouch. We still get the occasional day of respite. Today was gorgeous 🙂
There’s always light at the end of the tunnel–here’s hoping the light brings some warmth soon enough the light is summer sunshine.
Thanks Melissa…I guess it’s worth putting up with!
Wow!!!! Sorry about the awful weather!! Wow. I thought it was gloomy early here!! Hope you are well otherwise.
Thanks Shannon, doing great…though not posting as much as I’d like to on account of other stuff keeping me busy! Hopefully I’ll be able to get back on track.