IT’S THANKSGIVING AND I MOWED THE LAWN TODAY!
As I was mowing the lawn today, I kept thinking, “Man, this has ‘blog’ written all over it!” I don’t blog JUST for the fun of it. I also want my “thousands” of followers to understand that life in Sandpoint, Idaho is NOT your typical 48º: 18' N. latitude experience. (We’re only 8º south of Moscow, Russia for God’s sake!).
So, what’s my point? Sandpoint is special! The lawn is green, Schweitzer Mountain has had 45” of snow so far this season and is opening Friday, heat bills are nominal and I still get to enjoy four seasons…in comfort.
My wife and I thought long and hard about how to shape our future. We figured we had two options: 1) Just stay in Minnesota and travel as much as possible in the effort to break up the relentless winter months (basically November through March) or, 2) downsize our home and buy a second home in a warm/sunny climate? One thing was for sure, after enduring 27 Minnesota winters, something had to give.
Having studied our two options, we chose option #3. Where can we mow the lawn into December (I hate mowing, by the way, but it does work as a metaphor), enjoy a true Winter without getting frostbite and have a Spring that actually starts on March 21 like it is supposed to? SANDPOINT!
So, here we are and I mowed the lawn today.
Happy Thanksgiving From Sandpoint, Idaho! …and don’t let our latitude freak you out. It’s only a number.
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