Now I remember

By Mike Jastrzebski

We’re in Minnesota this week visiting the grandkids. It’s been great seeing the family, but it didn’t take long to get that I want to be back home feeling.

The weather has been nice, a little rain, a little sunshine, cool mornings, and warm afternoons. But for some reason I keep dwelling on what’s coming. That would be snow and cold windy days. Maybe that’s because that was what was always on our minds in the summer when we kept the boat on Lake Superior.

Back then, we spent less than four months a year on the water. The boat usually went into the water around Memorial Day. June on Lake Superior is cold, July was hot and still, August was great for sailing, and then Labor Day came along and it was time to pull the boat and get it ready for winter.

All I can say is it’s nice to visit family, but I’m kind of looking forward to heading back to Florida, where the days are hot, but the winters don’t freeze you to the bone.

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