We got a lot of
snow this year so I turned to Craigslist, Offerup, and I recently joined several Facebook video game and electronic buy / sell groups.
And we get 200 inches of
snow a year so real wood is impractical.
Not exact matches
Darn Good Yarn won last
year's Community Excellence Award presented by the US Chamber of Commerce,
so Snow is definitely doing something right.
I lived in Ottawa for four
years so I know what it's like to be buried under
snow all winter Cookies do make the perfect winter rescue though!
So what if it
snowed again two nights ago (that makes
snow on my birthday two
years in a row, if you're keeping track)?
I hope it keeps
snowing so we can get the kiddos outside to play in the
snow this
year.
We planted out some winter veggies in our brand new veggie patch this
year and
so far the only thing we've been able to enjoy has been a handful of
snow peas.
Little grows in Florida this time of
year (we enjoy local produce when the rest of the country is blanketed in
snow),
so we made going to farmers» markets our hobby.
My 2
year old girl was
so excited to go and play outside and she just ran up and down in the
snow.
(We live in Minnesota, it's winter, where is our
snow???)
So this
year, at least for now, we all can enjoy our
snow vicariously through these crackle cookies.
And I hope it warms up soon
so you can enjoy a frozen treat < 3 I'm of the odd population of people that crave ice cream in a
snow storm;) which I hope we have no more of this
year ** crossing fingers **.
the last time it
snowed like this was about 10
years ago when dan and i first met,
so i'm hoping it's just a once every 10
years kinda thing.
Time for some brutal honesty... this team, as it stands, is in no better position to compete next season than they were 12 months ago, minus the fact that some fans have been easily
snowed by the acquisition of Lacazette, the free transfer LB and the release of Sanogo... if you look at the facts carefully you will see a team that still has far more questions than answers... to better show what I mean by this statement I will briefly discuss the current state of affairs on a position - by - position basis... in goal we have 4 potential candidates, but in reality we have only 1 option with any real future and somehow he's the only one we have actively tried to get rid of for
years because he and his father were a little too involved on social media and he got caught smoking (funny how people still defend Wiltshire under the same and far worse circumstances)... you would think we would want to keep any goaltender that Juventus had interest in, as they seem to have a pretty good history when it comes to that position... as far as the defenders on our current roster there are only a few individuals whom have the skill and / or youth worthy of our time and / or investment, as such we should get rid of anyone who doesn't meet those simple requirements, which means we should get rid of DeBouchy, Gibbs, Gabriel, Mertz and loan out Chambers to see if last seasons foray with Middlesborough was an anomaly or a prediction of things to come... some fans have lamented wildly about the return of Mertz to the starting lineup due to his FA Cup performance but these sort of pie in the sky meanderings are indicative of what's wrong with this club and it's wishy - washy fan - base... in addition to these moves the club should aggressively pursue the acquisition of dominant and mobile CB to stabilize an all too fragile defensive group that has self - destructed on numerous occasions over the past 5 seasons... moving forward and building on our need to re-establish our once dominant presence throughout the middle of the park we need to target a CDM then do whatever it takes to get that player into the fold without any of the usual nickel and diming we have become famous for (this kind of ruthless haggling has cost us numerous special players and certainly can't help make the player in question feel good about the way their future potential employer feels about them)... in order for us to become dominant again we need to be strong up the middle again from Goalkeeper to CB to DM to ACM to striker, like we did in our most glorious
years before and during Wenger's reign... with this in mind, if we want Ozil to be that dominant attacking midfielder we can't keep leaving him exposed to constant ridicule about his lack of defensive prowess and provide him with the proper players in the final third... he was never a good defensive player in Real or with the German National squad and they certainly didn't suffer as a result of his presence on the pitch... as for the rest of the midfield the blame falls squarely in the hands of Wenger and Gazidis, the fact that Ramsey, Ox, Sanchez and even Ozil were allowed to regularly start when none of the aforementioned had more than a
year left under contract is criminal for a club of this size and financial might... the fact that we could find money for Walcott and Xhaka, who weren't even guaranteed starters, means that our whole business model needs a complete overhaul... for me it's time to get rid of some serious deadweight, even if it means selling them below what you believe their market value is just to simply right this ship and change the stagnant culture that currently exists... this means saying goodbye to Wiltshire, Elneny, Carzola, Walcott and Ramsey... everyone, minus Elneny, have spent just as much time on the training table as on the field of play, which would be manageable if they weren't
so inconsistent from a performance standpoint (excluding Carzola, who is like the recent version of Rosicky — too bad, both will be deeply missed)... in their places we need to bring in some proven performers with no history of injuries... up front, although I do like the possibilities that a player like Lacazette presents, the fact that we had to wait
so many
years to acquire some true quality at the striker position falls once again squarely at the feet of Wenger... this issue highlights the ultimate scam being perpetrated by this club since the arrival of Kroenke: pretend your a small market club when it comes to making purchases but milk your fans like a big market club when it comes to ticket prices and merchandising... I believe the reason why Wenger hasn't pursued someone of Henry's quality, minus a fairly inexpensive RVP, was that he knew that they would demand players of a similar ilk to be brought on board and that wasn't possible when the business model was that of a «selling» club... does it really make sense that we could only make a cheeky bid for Suarez, or that we couldn't get Higuain over the line when he was being offered up for half the price he eventually went to Juve for, or that we've only paid any interest to strikers who were clearly not going to press their current teams to let them go to Arsenal like Benzema or Cavani... just part of the facade that finally came crashing down when Sanchez finally called their bluff... the fact remains that no one wants to win more than Sanchez, including Wenger, and although I don't agree with everything that he has done off the field, I would much rather have Alexis front and center than a manager who has clearly bought into the Kroenke model in large part due to the fact that his enormous ego suggests that only he could accomplish great things without breaking the bank... unfortunately that isn't possible anymore as the game has changed quite dramatically in the last 15
years, which has left a largely complacent and complicit Wenger on the outside looking in...
so don't blame those players who demanded more and were left wanting... don't blame those fans who have tried desperately to raise awareness for several
years when cracks began to appear... place the blame at the feet of those who were well aware all along of the potential pitfalls of just such a plan but continued to follow it even when it was no longer a financial necessity, like it ever really was...
We've yet to see any real
snow this
year, despite promises of downfalls in November,
so we decided to make
Last Friday, Crystal Ski kindly invited us for a morning of skiing and snowboarding at The
Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, if I'm honest I've been a bit scared of getting my snowboard boots back on after NINE
years, and was more than a little concerned I wouldn't even be able to stay upright, but the kids loved the ski lesson they had there over Summer
so I pushed my fears to one side and it was AMAZING!!
Our
snow days are over for the
year (I live in western TX),
so I can't relate per se.
Not only did we get our feet wet doing real land management,
so to speak, but we also got our first
snow of the
year!
I've signed up to a week with the team abroad early in 2011 and will have an intensive effort on the false
snow through the
year and into the winter
so I don't completely disgrace myself.
The political scene in Olive, at least in terms of the upcoming November elections, has been
snowed under
so far this
year.
These vast ice sheets are made of the
snow that has fallen in Antarctica over the past million
years or
so.
«The sun began to be darkened by day and the moon by night, while the ocean was tumultuous with spray from the 24th of March in this
year till the 24th of June in the following
year... And, as the winter was a severe one,
so much
so that from the large and unwonted quantity of
snow the birds perished... there was distress... among men... from the evil things» Zacharias of Mytilene (Chronicle, 9.19, 10.1)
Still, it's a fragile balance — one that could be upended all too easily: «If an epidemic, or a sustained drought, were to decimate the ungulate population for a
year or
so, it could have very serious consequences for the
snow leopards of Tost.
I guess I am surprised that with better understanding of the importance of water vapor feedback, sulfate aerosols, black carbon aerosols, more rapid than expected declines in sea ice and attendant decreases in albedo, effects of the deposition of soot and dust on
snow and ice decreasing albedo, and a recognition of the importance of GHGs that were probably not considered 30
years ago, that the sensitivity has changed
so little over time.
But
snow leopard habitat is
so large, hundreds of square kilometers in fact, that Volodya needs help to survey the region
so I joined the team to do this with him this
year.
Because
snow leopards successfully live at such high altitudes (3500m to 6500m) for many
years researchers thought the haemoglobin of this species was in some way adapted
so it could carry more oxygen than the haemoglobins of other big cats.
This winter just dragged on and on (and on)... we actually had
so many
snow days this
year that...
Through the
years people thought
so, too, which is why they also named it «The Grains of the Prophet», «Drink of the Prophet», «
Snow Lotus», and «Balm of Gilead».
Well I think I waited for the perfect time to post this look because as every
year during the week of my birthday, it is the coldest day EVER!!!! Yesterday it dropped down to the 40s and there is a chance we might even get some
snow... WHAT??? Either way though, I am
so excited to be -LSB-...]
I usually am craving
snow for Christmas, but I think since we got some
so early this
year I am fine with the ground being clear.
Sadly, we've had pretty much no
snow so far this winter,
so it doesn't look like another high water
year (good because the river won't flood but bad because, well, we / farmers rely on that water in the hot summer months).
I was 8
years old, and I have never seen
snow (Texas rarely
snows),
so I remember spending my time making snowman,
snow angels, and playing with icicles.
Every
year I do a few DIY Disney costumes (last
year it was Minnie &
Snow White)
So today I'm sharing Two more DIY Disney costumes, yay!!!
I also woke up to my first
snow of the
year so if that doesn't give you all of the holiday feels then I don't know what does.
So, if a record - breaking
snow - filled winter (2014) helped inspire us to get out of our comfort zones and go explore Costa Rica for 6 months, I wonder what this
year's record - breaking deep freeze winter will inspire us to do?
Last
year during Thanksgiving it was absolutely freezing, and there was
so much
snow on the ground.
I am determined to make it spring outside... I am over the slushy sidewalks, constant fear of
snow screwing up my commute and the fact that it makes me sleepier than usual (case in point I am practically falling asleep while writing this... in case you didn't know, I write my posts the night before they are published... 9/10 times I am wrapped in a towel with wet hair laying on my bed having the constant battle in my head of whether to write the post or pass out... clearly we see what won... writing the post haha) I LOVE color
year round,
so it's no surprise that for one of the freezing days at NYFW I decided to wear shades of white, blue and black (all I am missing is gold and it could potentially be #The Dress... seriously didn't understand that whole craze for all of 24 hours haha) Anyways... Back to what I am wearing and how it can transition perfectly into the spring.
I know that to many of you this all might sound silly and why would anybody ever give
so much importance to the sunny weather or longer daytime, but believe me, after 10
years of living in Northern Europe, lacking light and for most of the
year suffering the coldness,
snow, slush and rain, one def.
Winter has definitely felt much longer this
year,
so cold and raw, even without much
snow.
I got my first pair from Zappos in the tan shade last
year and wore them like crazy on
snow days —
so pumped to now have them in dark brown too!
The first week of the
year we had enough
snow to close down work for todays and it was lovely to be able to get caught up on
so many things.
Floral and maxi dresses were brought out of hibernation the second the
snow melted,
so snag yourself something even newer with these five effortless outfits you'll want to live in all
year.
So when my husband woke me up on New
Year's Eve excitedly exclaiming that it was
snowing, I thought I was still dreaming.
We got
so much
snow and cold weather this
year, it's hard NOT to get depressed!
Whilst in the States, I wore a quality puffer jacket that I bought last
year in a UK outdoors shop — it's waterproof
so great for the
snow as well as the rain.
It never
snows in Mexico and this
year the weather was
so intense that we almost had
snow.
Also, yes, it's crazy that the weather is
so warm and no
snow in sight... I was hoping for White Christmas, but I don't see it happening this
year.
We also got our first
snow of the
year today
so I can't wait to get out and take some photos (but maybe not when it's 20 degrees outside....)
I'm
so sad that I won't be having a white christmas again this
year, but I hope it means there will be tons of
snow days in the upcoming months
The last few winters in LA have been
so warm and dry, we were determined to find
snow for our Christmas celebration this
year....
I haven't seen
snow in person in more than 15
years,
so this is basically a dream wonderland at this point!