Thursday, January 21, 2010

Winter perspective from our Canadian friend Sharon

"Sitting up here and watching how Americans deal with cold and snow is a hoot. I open CNN and watch oranges freezing, turtles freezing, iguanas dropping out of trees, and buses sitting immobile, with icicles hanging from them, while journalists issue dire warnings to the public. Then I switch to a Quebec channel. The reporter has a frilly white tuque on her head, a matching scarf around her throat, visible air flows from her mouth as she gaily informs us how cold and white and wonderful the weather is, while a skidoo races across a field, behind her. Same weather, different attitude. Some of you guys are such wimps! (though maybe not in the Midwest.)
Me, I sit here working while snow falls gently outside my window. Branches from a friend's Christmas tree sit in a glass, next to my cup of pens. I have a miniature fountain running on my desk. Ever since I left your place I've pined for a fountain, and just before Christmas, I got one. I also mix vanilla and nutmeg into my yogurt. I've been doing it since I came home, last April.
Enjoy the snow. I do.

Sharon "