The Best of Ellijay, Blue Ridge & Jasper Funpaper issue 7 | Page 31

I spend seven months a year in the North Georgia Mountains. Then it's down to Florida to escape the cold for five months. So writing a column about winter when you’re in Florida is not easy. It’s hard to get that winter feeling when the temperature is 90 degrees and you’re sweating. This morning the weatherman was warning us that a cold front is coming in tonight. He was telling us to be prepared and get out our heavy jackets. Th