Tag Archives: cold weather

Traditionally COLD

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Jeff Salter

… and I’m Shivering By Jeff Salter What I hate about the title song to the movie, Frozen, is that the heroine WANTS to “let it snow”. We’re blogging this week about traditions dealing with cold weather — whether that … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Jeff Salter, Miscellaneous, Thule Air Base | Tagged cold weather, winter | 19 Comments

I’m Cool, Man

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Tonette Joyce

This week’s question: How do you keep cool during the dog days of summer? A/C! When I was a kid, growing up in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, we didn’t have air conditioning; no one I knew had central A/C. There … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Family, Random thoughts, Tonette Joyce, youth | Tagged "Orange Freeze" from TOPS, air polution's effect on the heat index, Chesapeake Bay, clod weather cooking, cold weather, D C suburbs, Denver, Gino's, Hot weather, KFC, Washington, weather | 7 Comments

Weather…or Not

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Tonette Joyce

Winter. I waited until the last minute to write this and I think I am just going to wing it. I had in mind some things I was going to say, but winter hit with a vengeance tonight,(Thursday). Except for … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, Holiday, Life, Tonette Joyce | Tagged "Call the weather" "Call the Time", backpacking, Christmas, cold weather, dangers of cold weather, DC, Denver, grandchildren, humidity, Idaho, inexperienced campers, mountain climbing, North Central Kentucky, snow, Social Studies teacher, the East, The Grand Tetons, The Mountains, The Riviera, Washington, Western Living, Wyoming | 18 Comments

Not So Hot

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Jeff Salter

…Is How I Really Feel About Winter By Jeff Salter Okay, I’ll try to make this short and sweet: I don’t like being cold. Though I was raised mostly in the South (Louisiana, Mississippi, & Georgia) and spent the better … Continue reading →