Category Archives: Weather

I garden, so I keep looking up.

Odds and ends Friday

Posted on April 6, 2007 by cbd

Too long since one of these catch-alls… Madelyn: our girl has extended her mobility into the Z dimension; she’s climbing like mad now. Footstools lead to tables lead to trouble. The Bee now pushes chairs around the house to grab … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Family, Garden, Nerdliness, Weather | 2 Comments

Forty is the new eighty

Posted on February 19, 2007 by cbd

It broke 40° today! It’s windy, but at least I didn’t feel like someone was rubbing ice on my forehead when I walked to school today. Actually, it felt warm. Erin and I laughed about this as we went to … Continue reading →

Posted in Running, Weather | 2 Comments

Ice

Posted on January 12, 2007 by cbd

Ice cometh. The weather promises to get worse over the next 48 hours, with more ice and snow on the way. Time to make soup! We’ve got a couple chicken carcasses in the freezer and enough vegetables to go with. … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Weather | 1 Comment

Snowed in

Posted on December 1, 2006 by cbd

Three and a half years after we moved to Illinois, we’ve got our first real snowstorm. WIU is closed. The wind’s blowing so much it’s hard to put an exact figure on it, but I’d say at least eight inches … Continue reading →

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Garden gone

Posted on October 11, 2006 by cbd

Looks like a cold snap is coming. We may even get some snow. Last year we had a few mild frosts in October, but most of the garden made it into mid-November. If we see high 20s tonight and tomorrow, … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Weather | 3 Comments