I'm with you as far as not remembering it being this cold for this long in the past few years. I don't do the squares so I don't know how often entertainment has been canceled. But I do know that it seems I am covering my plants to protect against frost more often than ever before! It might be a bit disconcerting for now but I know it will pass...and it is not as disconcerting as the 15 inches of snow and its aftermath that my NJ friends are enduring!
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Not sure if I have free time...or if I just forgot everything I was supposed to do!