I remember WINTER

When I was a kid in the middle ages of earth ... lol... It got cold in November and the first dusting of snow came by Thanksgiving. It stayed at 32 or below, (but rarely got below the teens)... until early March, sometimes with a brief January thaw right before the BLIZZARDS came... and we ALWAYS had one or two or even three of those... There was ice for skating and snow for sledding and making snowforts and things, and it was usually at least 2'deep most of the winter. Ice really wasn't a problem because the sand or ashes we put down didn't wash away with a thaw or winter rain... We did it once and that was that, unless it snowed again, of course. It was cold, but there were no winds to speak of except during the blizzards. We didn't have all the fancy gear people have today...only layers of socks stuffed into over-sized hand-me-down play sneekers and rubber boots ...woolen mittens and scarves and flannel lined jeans and layers and layers of sweaters and stuff, ( like Ralphie's little brother  in A CHRISTMAS STORY* = ) but we were outside all day most of the time. We had dozens of pairs of mittens to replace wet ones with (and we did that fairly often) ... and we loved it!

Ahh those were the days : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ============ weeeeee!!! * = ]