As days get cooler, Terry and I each pull out our "to do" list - things that need to be done before winter. For me it means looking for our winter boots, hats, jackets and gloves, hunting down our flannelette sheets and other winter "essentials"!
Terry has his list, too: organizing sheds from summer to winter mode - which means putting away the barbecue and lawn mower, checking the gas and oil in the snow blower... and putting up the car tent we use all winter long.
This event requires careful monitoring of the weather forecast. A warm day is needed - before the snow flies! Help is also needed - our son comes over to help.
We've done it so many times now that it doesn't take all that long anymore.
A few hours later, the frame ready for the first major snow fall...
Then the wait begins again - for the ideal day to put the cover on. If Terry puts it on the frame too early, he worries that strong winds may knock the tent over or blow it away! There needs to be an adequate amount of snowfall in the forecast to hold the tent down...
This year, we didn't have to wait long. A few days later a sufficient amount of snow arrived...
(Preparing for winter is a chore - it's also a fine art!)
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