Let’s take a few minutes to share about the bioregion we’re now in. The first myth we’ve encountered (in our own minds especially) is that we would be in the Midwest and socked in with cold and snow for the winter. Alas, it’s not true. A few years ago I came here for a December vacation, looking forward to lots of cold and time to read books by the fire, and was startled by what-I-can-only-call Balmy weather. Instead of admiring snow and icicles I found myself gathering bowls