Snow for the holidays? Do you live in a region where winter brings snow in late December? Or are you in a more mild climate? Perhaps you have temperatures below freezing, but bare ground. Or even warmer — a place where snow is rare.
As a child, I lived in a colder climate than I do as an adult. In the United States, a distance of less than 400 miles to the south can make a big difference. While snow in late December is possible in my current home — our snow is more likely to arrive in the first two months of the New Year.
More than a decade ago, Mother Nature decorated for New Years. (Photo taken 12/29) The new owners of sleds or skis received as Christmas presents were thrilled. People required to drive to work that morning — not as thrilled.
North of St. Louis enough to have a longer winter, fictional Elm Ridge, Illinois, often had small amounts of snow in late December. In 1851, according to the sweet historical romance STITCHING A DREAM, a light snow fell more than a week before St. Nicholas Day. (Dec 6) Click on the link for a more complete description of the story. https://amzn.to/3VwoeFh
