This would not normally have been my idea of fun, but it turned out to be a delightful way to spend a winter afternoon.

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What better way to steel yourself for the arrival of winter than to spend a couple of icy summer days on our most dramatic and mysterious continent?

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"And they're not sitting at home knitting - they are going to Spain for the winter, because it can be cheaper for them to spend a month or two in Spain, " she said.

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The Solners said the patio, along with a hot tub and a fire pit near the lake, means they spend lots of time outside, even during the frigid Minnesota winter.

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