>It's been raining further North. A series of glorious days until yesterday, then Winter reared its ugly head.

I get regular reports from my daughters and GF in Wisconsin, plus personal biweekly visits. St. Louis is significantly south, close to 300 miles, which puts it in a slightly different climate band. The summer was a bear but I am enjoying that climate difference now.

Where are you at the moment? (OIC, Huntsville, NZ <g>).