I was chatting with a customer the other day, and we were – of course – talking about the weather. We agreed that the weather was just plain crazy last month. In case you missed it, we had highs in the 80’s on May 2nd. On May 10th and 11th, we had frost advisories. Then, from the 19th to the …
I got an email from DTE energy a week or so ago that said “Michigan Weather Can Be Unpredictable.” Talk about an understatement! Just to give you an idea of how “unpredictable” our weather can be, this year, the high temperature on March 1st was warmer than the high temperature on April 1st, and the high temperature on March 30th …
I think the month of March got itself a little confused this year – it’s supposed to go out like a lamb, but the wind the last few days was definitely much more lion-like! Of course, the weather throughout the whole month was anything but normal – but I’m not complaining! All those warmer, sunnier days last month were just …
Is It Spring, Already?! Looking at the long-term weather forecasts from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, it would seem that we are going to get an early spring, and possibly not much in the way of true spring-like weather (one of those years when we go straight from cold to hot). They are predicting that we will have …
Let’s Get Dreaming! The weather people are still predicting above-normal temperatures and precipitation for this month. They were definitely right about the above-normal temperatures for January, but way off on the above-normal precipitation forecast – including the “big storm!” we were supposed to be getting over the weekend that turned out to be pretty much nothing, by Michigan standards. I …
Let’s Get Planning! First, I want to say, “Thank you!” to everyone who has supported us throughout this insane time. It is an amazing feeling to know how much our customers care about us. We get asked, almost daily, how the store is doing, and the answer is “much better than we could have ever expected when all this began.” …
Let’s Get Ready for Winter! My apologies for the delay in getting this out to you. Maureen and I have been totally consumed by a project the last few days, and I couldn’t get to writing the newsletter in the usual timely fashion. But, I am super happy about the way our project turned out – and I hope you’ll …
Let’s Get Gardening! November is definitely a time for crazy weather in Michigan, and yesterday was no exception! This week will prove that we never can really know what to expect in the way of weather in Southeast Michigan. We will go from snow squalls yesterday and lows overnight last night in the 20’s to highs in the upper 60’s …