Wow, post 600 . I must say how I appreciate you blogging everyday. Makes it a joy to come visit, because we know there will always be something here. Thanks. Have you thought of using the leaves in the garden? Pile 'em up by the garden till next year and they will be ready to use to make the soil lighter. word verification- 'poode' dang that ' l ' MUST be around here somewhere...Did you rake it up? Did you put it in the freezer? The washer? the bedroom? the bathroom with the birds? the old kitchen sink? the pit of doom? the chicken house? the junker vehicles? A.'s briefcase? the library? in a wine bottle? a canning jar? the lake? did the sheep eat it? chucked over the fence?
Hi! I've been reading your archives, and it was nice to hear about someone's house being even colder than the room in which I am currently staying. I am in a building built within the last 20 years, with heating by radiators (is this central heating? I am used to ducts/vents, not radiators, so I don't know), and my room has been 45 degrees Fahrenheit for quite some time. It is about 35 degrees outside, so I can't imagine what this room will feel like come January. Luckily, I will be back home, spoiled with central heat, by then. I normally sleep in just a t-shirt (um, and underwear) year-round and detest sleeping in pants, but I've had to get over that. It is too cold for bare legs, even under the comforter, because the comforter is not heavy enough for the temperature in here. Whenever the radiator is exuding heat, I go stand in front of it like it is a fire. I am currently wearing a t-shirt, sweater, pants, and 2 pairs of socks, and I still shivering. I don't think I'd make it at Blackrock. By the way, how do you keep your hands from freezing when you are inside a very cold room but need to do things with your hands, so gloves are out?
P.S. Sorry to randomly discuss my cold room with so much fervor and length. But I hate it. Every time I go down to reception to complain, I feel bad because reception is right by the sliding glass doors, and therefore colder than Siberia. So I have managed to hold off telling them to fucking fix the heat already.
Haley: I guess you could try those fingerless gloves? Maybe? I don't know. I just spend as little time as possible in the unheated rooms when it's really cold. And when I have to do things like, oh, put my clothes away in the north bedroom, I wear my coat, suffer the cold, then spend half an hour in front of the fire drinking hot tea and thawing.
Somehow, it seems much crazier seeing it in writing.
Fingerless gloves are a good idea. I often drink lots of hot tea to warm me up, and standing in front of the radiator like I told you. I feel silly wearing my scarf and earmuffs in my room, but hey, you do what you have to. Thanks for listening to my griping! I'll certainly keep reading, so I get some perspective on the cold. It sounds very cold there. I'm just shocked that this NEW-ish building isn't properly heated. Your adventures make my day a little bit happier.
Post #600? Wow. Great job. I love coming here every day to check in and see what you have been up. Lately I've loved reading about your color coordinating meals.
Won't your clothes smell like burning leaves then?
ReplyDeleteSomeone asked this last time, too . . . no, because the wind was blowing the smoke away.
ReplyDeleteWow, post 600 . I must say how I appreciate you blogging everyday. Makes it a joy to come visit, because we know there will always be something here. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHave you thought of using the leaves in the garden? Pile 'em up by the garden till next year and they will be ready to use to make the soil lighter.
word verification- 'poode' dang that ' l ' MUST be around here somewhere...Did you rake it up? Did you put it in the freezer? The washer? the bedroom? the bathroom with the birds? the old kitchen sink? the pit of doom? the chicken house? the junker vehicles? A.'s briefcase? the library? in a wine bottle? a canning jar? the lake? did the sheep eat it? chucked over the fence?
600! Wow. Love the photo and hearing from you every day!
ReplyDeleteHi! I've been reading your archives, and it was nice to hear about someone's house being even colder than the room in which I am currently staying. I am in a building built within the last 20 years, with heating by radiators (is this central heating? I am used to ducts/vents, not radiators, so I don't know), and my room has been 45 degrees Fahrenheit for quite some time. It is about 35 degrees outside, so I can't imagine what this room will feel like come January. Luckily, I will be back home, spoiled with central heat, by then. I normally sleep in just a t-shirt (um, and underwear) year-round and detest sleeping in pants, but I've had to get over that. It is too cold for bare legs, even under the comforter, because the comforter is not heavy enough for the temperature in here. Whenever the radiator is exuding heat, I go stand in front of it like it is a fire. I am currently wearing a t-shirt, sweater, pants, and 2 pairs of socks, and I still shivering. I don't think I'd make it at Blackrock. By the way, how do you keep your hands from freezing when you are inside a very cold room but need to do things with your hands, so gloves are out?
ReplyDeleteP.S. Sorry to randomly discuss my cold room with so much fervor and length. But I hate it. Every time I go down to reception to complain, I feel bad because reception is right by the sliding glass doors, and therefore colder than Siberia. So I have managed to hold off telling them to fucking fix the heat already.
It's good to have your blog to look forward to every morning--and I can say that I have read all 600 posts.
ReplyDeleteHaley: I guess you could try those fingerless gloves? Maybe? I don't know. I just spend as little time as possible in the unheated rooms when it's really cold. And when I have to do things like, oh, put my clothes away in the north bedroom, I wear my coat, suffer the cold, then spend half an hour in front of the fire drinking hot tea and thawing.
ReplyDeleteSomehow, it seems much crazier seeing it in writing.
Fingerless gloves are a good idea. I often drink lots of hot tea to warm me up, and standing in front of the radiator like I told you. I feel silly wearing my scarf and earmuffs in my room, but hey, you do what you have to. Thanks for listening to my griping! I'll certainly keep reading, so I get some perspective on the cold. It sounds very cold there. I'm just shocked that this NEW-ish building isn't properly heated. Your adventures make my day a little bit happier.
ReplyDeleteThe stories of your unheated rooms make me so sad. And anxious. I do not handle the cold well.
ReplyDeleteYAY for 600 posts!!
(Also, my word verification is "antrisha." And yes, I had an Aunt Trisha.)
Post 600!? Holy crap.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this should be accompanied by some very Going Country-esque list.
Like:
Animal Encounters
Varieties of vegetables
Things you've canned
Events involving that big scary Ram
Survival tactics for extreme weather
Or, say, a combo of all of them.
Or a count.
Or something! I need something!
Ok, I don't really *need* anything, but I'm trying to help you come up with topics for another 600 posts.
I'm all about helping you, Kris.
The day you don't post, we'll know you're in labor.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the mild weather while it lasts!
Happy 600! Your posts do make our days a bit brighter. And not just because misery loves company.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on 600 posts! Thanks for clarifying why you wouldn't have "smokey" clothes. LOL!
ReplyDeletePost #600? Wow. Great job. I love coming here every day to check in and see what you have been up. Lately I've loved reading about your color coordinating meals.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're smoking your laundry - does that keep the wasps out?
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