Winter storm warning received and its contents noted.

Eight to eleven inches. High winds. Temps forecast to drop to double digits below zero by Sunday morning. Worries about not having a white Christmas are diminishing. And, on top of that, the Nies family is having its Pre-Christmas Christmas tomorrow evening in Oconomowoc. Could be a four-wheeled drive.

Diner tonight of roasted root vegetables: parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, and carrots. If only we had beets too. Next year most of the garden will be in beets.