[FrozenAssets]

Thanks for your concern. It is a big place. We are hundreds of miles east of the west coast. We have been having a lot of light rain the last few weeks. It is more annoying than problematic. Winter is late this year. We are usally cold and snowy now, but not this year. It has been mostly in the upper thirties. It is unusual but not unprecedented. Many years ago the lawn was green in mid november. Other than the fact that we get less sun as winter approaches, our weather mainly depends on the large scale wind patterns.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Glad to hear it! Couldn't remember if you were coastal or inland. :) Our 'Indian Summer' (how Un-PC of me!) is still hanging on. Going to be near 80 again tomorrow, but then it cools off drastically. Nights have been cool - I took a cat and a blanket to bed with me last night for extra warmth. I'm NOT turning on the heat yet! We haven't even had our first hard freeze in Zone 5a, which is usually October 15th.