Prairie Fare: Take the Arctic Cold Quiz
Recent temperatures dipped to be minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit, which newscasters are calling an “arctic plunge.” (Pixabay photo)
“These blocks would be great for snow forts,” I thought to myself.
When I was a little kid, I would have been wearing knee-high boots lined with bread bags as we built snow forts. All of the moms used the bread bag trick to help prevent our tender feet from getting wet and cold from leaking boots.
Back then, my mittens were attached with strings to keep them inside my coat. I was not exactly a fashi…