hey roots!! good to hear from you again!! wuss huh? Actually, I was being facetious. I like the cold, ice,& frozen ground, because I get a break from the out-door work... And many happy icing's to you tooo...

LOL! Hey,gardener don't be such a wuss! We've been shovelling snow for three weeks aleady!Soon be the solstice! Those ice storms are the winds carrying the tears of the clouds to you,because they know the sky is dying.
And,we are coming out of the old ice-age after all.LOL!
Happy Icicles!

Several US States frozen, and its not even winter(?). I think the Global warming issue is a crock.