Cold Snap

We are in the middle of our first "cold snap" of the season...

(The expression "cold snap" would have been puzzling to my immigrant students during my teaching days! I'd have explained it as a few days or even a week when the weather stays very, very cold...)

This cold snap may last almost a week. We may have to plug in the block heaters of our cars several hours before using them...

Even our modern extra-thick windows now have ice build up on the inside... Once the sun comes out, we will have to wipe them down as the ice melts in the sun.

It's at times like these that I have such respect for the early pioneers and native peoples who lived in this part of the world before houses had all our  modern conveniences.

(Really!! How did they do it?!)