Many of you count the sure signs of winter as the changing of the leaves. Super-furry catepillars or the on-set of cold mornings. Not me.

 I know winters coming when the hairdryer starts to whir. WHIRRR for 30 minutes at a time because i have lots of hair and if i don't dry it during the colder months, I walk around in a varitable wet blanket. Summer no problem, it drys on its own. Not winter. Whirrrrr, hair dryer. Sometimes drying all this hair takes so long. The room gets hot and i start to sweat. Right after i get out of the shower. DOH! 

The other big Whirr came just last weekend. That is the "shrink film on the windows", winter ritual. Those of us who live in older homes know the drill. Clean the woodwork, apply the double-sided tape, cut the shrink film to size(leave a little extra). Swear at the stuff that you have to peel off of the double-sided tape. It never peels of easily. Then  Whirrrr..... until the plastic film shrinks and tightens up! Of course,if your a pro like me. You know to leave a little slack in windows that get alot of direct sunlight. The film will shrink further and that leads to popped corners. Allowing the cold air to rush in as if it were driven by a fan. 

 SO. WHirrr looks like winters almost here! Tug Hill is looking at 5 inches tonight! 

WHIRRRR......................................... 

 come on spring!