Winter prep
I blame the good weather. As we move through the month of October anyone in Canada realizes that winter is coming. Don’t just align from a TV show. And if you live in a home with a yard there are jobs that must be done before the snow comes period. However when the temperatures hover around 15°C the idea that you would have to put things away before the snow comes do not take centre stage. I’ve been thinking about all the stuff I have to do outside and then I found myself sitting back and saying well yes but it’s still nice out. The water hose? Well it hasn’t frozen yet. The furniture on the deck will all get put away before the snow comes I promised myself. Even the barbecue used as seldom as it is still needs to be stored away for the winter and I have done this year after year. Lifting that beast up and down a set of stairs is less fun than you might think. Maybe if I wait for the snow I can just slide it down. Not a technique I have tried but it seems plausible. Right now we still have all the leaves on the trees. And yes, I know that it only takes one windy day to change that. But it hasn’t happened yet. Outside it seems almost like summer. I am still able to go out in a T-shirt and shorts and feel like nothing has changed from six months ago. Or is it four months? Time passes quickly. Maybe I will wait for someone else to push my buttons. Remarks like you still haven’t put away your summer stuff? That can be what it takes. More than just a nod to eventuality. As for what to do with the stuff that comes inside we do have a clean garage and I can make it full of stuff easily. I can probably do it when others are not even looking. Get away with my vision of how the next six months should be. Or is it seven months? Spring could be late.
