COFFEE TALK #61

George Schire · 2023-01-05T23:20:30Z

SNOW! Finally after 4 days, it quit snowing. My driveway got 16 inches this go around. I'm living within a Snow Fortress. Our snow total so far this winter is 40 inches, already double what is normal for an average snowfall winter here in Oakdale where I live. And we've still got three weeks in January, all of February, all of March, and likely (as it usually is) two weeks in to April left. I think like it or not, I better decide I'm okay with it. Why do I live here? I'm in my 71st year on the planet, and still come up with no explanation. I've never been a fan of winter. Snow, cold, ice, wind, and cloudy dreary days are words that describe winter to a tee, and yet I'm sitting here typing about it, rather than basking in a more pleasant climate. I've felt a few times, living here doesn't make me wise person. I listen to people in the summer when it's calm and warm and hear them complain it's so warm. I shake my head. That's never been me! No matter how warm it gets, (and yes, it does get warm in Minnesota for a few weeks in July or August) I never complain. Never. So the question is still, why am I here when winter is not on my favorites list? So okay, I've got an answer. It's because this is where the journey that God walks with me on, put me. I'm with my princess Lorraine, who I love more than any other person in the world. I'm with my two precious daughters, my sweet granddaughters, their daddy, and I'm here with extended family and a zillion friends. They all make winter a warm place to be despite the Berlin Wall surrounding my house outside, a place I don't want to be. I looked at my lawn mower this morning, it looked lonely and cold, I patted the handle and with a smile on my face, I let my mind wander to summer when I'll be behind that mower in shorts cutting the grass, enjoying the sun. In the meantime, winter do your worst. I'm okay.

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Topic starter 09/01/2023 3:22 pm

Posted by: @david-vandermeer

Upper 60’s today in the Dallas metroplex, it’s been 50 years since I moved here from the snow and cold.

Glad that a half century ago you made the decision. Proves your brighter than I am. 🙁

George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota

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10/01/2023 12:19 pm

First 27 years in Shelton, Conn., -3 years in the Army. 1 year in an apartment in Ansonia , Conn.. Then 27 years in Seymour, Conn.. Now Retired to Ossipee, N.H.. In 5 more years I'll have 27 years here.

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