We set a record on Friday - 17 below zero. My car celebrated by freezing the coolant. Guess it was a little low. Broke down and turned the heat up to 70 today. Even the cats were cold. More snow on Monday. Can't complain. I have only fallen once. Of course that was as I waved to a new neighbor who goes by eyes averted now. Probably thinks I was drinking.

My family thinks I am crazy for moving to Maine. But I love it. The sunrises and sunsets are filled with shades of purple and blue I have never seen before. And I can see stars at night, lots of stars.

For the first time in my life I am aching for spring. I usually dread summer. Not this year. Something to do with earning it, I think.