A Cold Forecast
There's no doubt that fall is in the air. It's more than just the golden leaves floating in my pool. It's the delayed sunrise and the eager sunset. It's the angle of the sun at midday. It's the pending harvest and the slow-moving vehicles along country roads. It's the pages on my calendar that beg me to put away my white slacks. Oh, for sure...summer is a fading memory. And if you have seen any of the ominous warnings about what's coming our way this winter, then you are probably like me, wondering if now would be a good time to pack up and head south...far south! According to the Farmer's Almanac we should expect our first blast of cold air this month! The trusted book predicts a winter that will be exceptionally cold. Bitter cold. I don't even like the sound of that. There aren't enough cute sweaters in the world to make me excited about 'bitter cold'. We heat our home with a wood boiler furnace. As the...