I remember as a kid the first time I'd go out on the pond in the winter and test if it was hard enough to ice skate on.

Sometimes it wasn't.

And sometimes I'll admit I'd make my younger brother test it first and watch him fall in and laugh and laugh.

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Hello and welcome back. I'm Rebecca Larson.

In our previous episode, The Lucky Wife, Heather and I briefly discussed the Ice Age in association with fashion.

This led me to dig a bit deeper to find some hidden nuggets about the little Ice Age to share with you.

But before I get into that, I want to give a big shout out to Fern Jameson.

Hi, Fern.

You guys, Fern is 94 years old and loves the show.

She especially enjoyed the part about Anna of Cleves' funky toes in the last episode.

And Fern, I've been doing this a long time, nearly six years, and that's the best answer

that anyone has ever given me to any question on the show.

I can always count on Heather to throw in a zinger and catch me off guard, so I'm glad you enjoyed that.

Fern was turned on to the show by her granddaughter, Katie Ray, and I thought this is quite wonderful that she listens,

and I wanted her to know that it means a lot to me and to the rest of the team.

Katie Ray, thank you so much for sharing this great story with me.

And Fern, thanks for listening, too.

All right.

Let's learn a little bit of background first about the little ice age.

So the dates definitely vary.

But I think most agree that it lasted from the 14th century to the 19th century.

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