So, our good friend Carol made us a few things to help us survive the frigid Iowa winters: car scrapers with wool sleeves to keep your hands cold! She knows all too well how cold it can get up north in the Norse country.
Regardless, thanks Carol! We (obviously) appreciate them and look forward to using them…likely…daily… 🙂
We ended up having to use the A/C a bit last week, but thankfully the temps have dropped to more reasonable levels. The lows this week are in the 40 F to 50 F range, so we won’t be needing it anymore, we hope. Honestly, I’m ready to unpack some long-sleeved items and move into the Fall, though I’d rather delay the snowfall until closer to never. Granted, in moving to Iowa, we knew that snow would end up being a bigger deal than it ever was in St. Louis (or the entirety of Missouri, for that matter), but it would be nice to get an extended period of “Fall” this year rather than jump directly into Winter.
Either way, I think we’re both ready to go with some cooler weather. We just hope it holds at “cooler” rather than “freezing” for a month or two. At least we’ve got some nice, warm, window scrapers to tide us by!
Isn’t it great to have good friends who look after you? Maybe she can knit a mini one so Meg can help too 😉
Well, Carol’s not the only person I know that can knit. You could try knitting some snowpants for her, right? 😉
Hey, those ice scrapers are awesome! I think Vijay and I have one in each car, but I really do prefer the long-handled scraper/brush ones with a good pair of gloves/mittens. Long handle = better leverage for the ice and the brush is great for light, fluffy snow. Really – should you be thinking about levers and physics? Yep. Different, specialized equipment for different types/weights of winter precipitation? You bet. You’ve moved to serious winter snow country – welcome!! 🙂
(I now worry that I’ve scared you and that you’ll never come visit us upstate – no worries! Just be prepared!)
Thought about one for Meg, but figured I’d make it to fit her in the middle of summer……………………..