Hi Maria,
ME>A little misunderstanding from my part. Close to which bigger city is
ME>Georgian Bay? I couldn't find the Bay on my map. So you are lucky to live
  Not very close to any big city, but several within a few hours drive.
  Look for Sudbury in the Province of Ontario. It is on the northeastern
  side of Georgian Bay.
ME>so close to the water, which gives you a mild climat. With which part of
  I live a couple hours away from the Bay...inland, where it gets much
  colder. We've already had a couple of snowfalls, and the steps were
  icy this morning.  Any tender plants left outside are now memories.
  :-)
ME>That's rather arly. Mostly we get only a first frost in the first week of
ME>November or later. Hope it won't become a very cold winther.
  I have seen this pattern before. We had an early very cold autumn a
  few years back, followed by a mild winter. (Followed by a wet cold
  spring, etc.). But mild is a word of many colours. Our heating bills
  went UP because wind accompanied the mild, and wind gobbles up heat.
                          ...Sandra...
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