Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 19 : Winter 2014 | Page 12

spells. Unlike the Almanac, Ted forecasts a winter The County winter a bit of a challenge. For us, colder than last year’s, but with about the same winter means bundling up, shoveling, wiping the dog’s paws when she comes in covered with snow, amount of snow. and never knowing if we’re going to be able to make Whatever type of winter is predicted, that trip downstate to see family; it depends on the Aroostook County natives know we have to be weather. ready for anything. We start our preparations at This winter I am going to accept the challenge the end of autumn, October for us, by st