I'm from California and I spent a couple of different Winters in Iowa, so I do know what she was talking about....it was unusual for me, but since I'd always longed for snow, I enjoyed the Winters. The MOST unusual thing for me was the lack of fences between houses in the city......one of the prettiest things was cardinals and rows and rows of lilacs...oddly enough, if my best friend there were still living, I think I could gl back there....
