Weather Reporting: January 25

January continues to be cold or stormy everywhere but here.

• In Ontario, Kim’s forecast for this morning was -26C windchill and very cold feet. 
• Darlene reports from southern California, where they had, believe it or not, a tornado warning!

  Our weather is really wacky .. last night we had a tornado warning! First one  we know of in 25 years in southern California! Plus the last 3 days of rain and snow - just terrible! The 5 Freeway north of us has been closed since Wednesday - many trucks, cars and people stranded - staying in local schools and the Red  Cross helping out. Really amazing! Fox news website has good pictures!
  

• From the Chicago area, Kim tell us that it’s still cold, cold, cold, but sunny. In other words, it’s a good day for dusting.
• Doug says it’s cold in Iowa, too, so he’s linked to a post about the coldest temp on record in North America to make himself feel better. It makes me feel happy that I wasn’t here in 1947.
  
• Me? I posted a Robert Burns poem for Rabbie Burns Day: O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast. 
• Update: Carla thinks winter has already outstayed it’s welcome in Ontario.
  
• Update: And down under, Missm has perfect weather for sailing, with a photo to cheer the winter weary soul.
  

What’s the weather like where you are? If you send me a link to your weather related post before tomorrow (Saturday) evening, I’ll add your link to this post. If you send it after that, expect to see your post linked in this coming Tuesday’s weather report, which, by the way, will be your last chance to be included in one of these weather reports.

O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast

O wert thou in the cauld blast,
On yonder lea, on yonder lea,
My plaidie to the angry airt,
I’d shelter thee, I’d shelter thee;
Or did Misfortune’s bitter storms
Around thee blaw, around thee blaw,
Thy bield should be my bosom,
To share it a’, to share it a’.

Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae black and bare, sae black and bare,
The desert were a Paradise,
If thou wert there, if thou wert there;
Or were I Monarch o’ the globe,
Wi’ thee to reign, wi’ thee to reign,
The brightest jewel in my Crown
Wad be my Queen,  be my Queen.

Today, January 25, is Rabbie Burns Day, the bard’s birthday and the day when celebratory Burn’s suppers are traditionally held. In the name of efficiency, I’m posting a weather related poem in commemoration.

More Burns: Sherry of Semicolon has posted a collection of Burn’s graces. 

Recipe Round Up and Snackalicious Super Dishes

 

 

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Update on Friday, January 25, 2008 at 10:11AM by rebecca

I spent some time this morning updating the Recipe Round Up information page. Among other changes, I updated the list of past round ups so it’s current. (Current, that is, until tomorrow, when today’s round up becomes a past one.) Here it is:

 

• April: Quick supper fixin’s at Rebecca Writes
• May: Appetizers at Hiraeth
• June: Desserts at Simply a Musing Blog
  
• July: Summer salads at promptings
• August: Outdoor grilling recipes at The Happy Wonderer
• September: Soups and stews at Lux Venit
  
• October: Freezer recipes at  Motherhood Apologia
• November: Favorite holiday recipes at Semicolon
• December: Cookies, Bars, Candy, etc. at Rebecca Writes

We have a volunteer to host February’s round up, but after that, the hosting schedule is wide open. Are you interested? You can volunteer to host a future recipe round up here.

 

And did you know that Kim of Hiraeth is compiling the recipes in each round up into folders (Word Documents) which will end up in a Blogger’s Cookbook? She’ll email the folders to you if you ask. You’ll find her contact information in the sidebar at Hiraeth.