“Could you put off your visit to Japan until the virus calms down?”

A disappointing week in Little Siberia. I received a message from my Japanese relatives asking us to reschedule our trip. The news reports have been filled with warnings about the spread of coronavirus in Japan. So just over a week away from departure, I cancelled our flights and lodgings. So many fun things were scheduled…

Please enjoy…

The pond builder and I were just talking about how winter was pretty easy this year. Tonight’s weather headline is:  Overnight snowstorm to blanket Twin Cities, much of central and southern Minnesota. The forecast calls for 3 to 8 inches in the metro area, with heavier accumulations to the south.  As usual the koi are unfazed…

Not sure who is happier – the pond builder, the koi or me…

The weather forecast in Minnesota is cooler days – high 30s during the days and mid to low 20s at night. Our koi have remained outdoors a little longer than we expected. Our new indoor pool had a few minor set backs and a little thing called work had the pond builder on an airplane…