Brrrrr. Brrrr.
Brrr.
It was cold cold and beyond frigid.
Let's just say we hit another cold spell. Out came the heavy coveralls, balaclava and goggles ---> I nearly typed 'googles'.
That is how I dress for morning chores. It makes things easy when you step into coveralls and just zip up. I also have snow bibs for ultra cold days like this. My normal clothing for below zero zero often includes my fox hat.
This shot is from the Polar Vortex in 2022. The chill factor was -39 F. But I still had to go out and take care of our animals. I had on coveralls AND a vest and an insulated flannel to combat the wind chill.
It wasn't that bad today though. With the NW breezes at 14 mph, I was able to feed the critters in a sunny breezeless pocket in the woods.
The fur hat with fur earflaps are the style for cold weather. The goggles keep my eyes from tearing up and feeling dry. I have over the glasses snowmobile goggles on. They work!
I have a wonderful warm pair of homemade mittens that my Grandmother made years ago. A cousin of mine sent me all of the mittens she found when she cleaned out my Aunt's house. No one else wanted the mittens. I scooped them up. I have a supply of warm homemade mittens to last the rest of my life.
To answer the questions in the back of your minds...NO. I did not go out to hike and challenge the subzero windchills. In fact, I did chores and then laundry, then sorted medications for hubby cleaned house, .....and did all those fun and mundane indoor tasks that one has to do.
I finished up 'cuddle blankets' for the neighbor boys. Little soft colorful finger loop 'knitted' blankets for Olive's littles. The theory is that they can carry these with them and not drag them on the floor? I don't know...it is worth a try.
It looks messy. I haven't finished the second one. I plan on putting 3 rows of wild colors at the top of this second one so the boys can figure out which tiny blanket belongs to who.
Olive said her boys like to put their faces into very soft material. Maybe they will like it? Maybe they won't. It was just a fun idea I thought I'd try. Plus, I get to practice my 'finger looping'.
I even made a huge pot of homemade soup.
I was a Domestic Goddess for a day.
Goggles sound like a great idea, better than googles in this context. Stay warm.
ReplyDelete-39degrees F???? OMG! That is absolutely awful. I know I never experienced that even when we lived in Illinois. Yikes! There's a real danger of frostbite from that kind of temperatures. Here in Hawaii, it's cold when we go down to 60.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kay. I used to stay each summer on the Big Island at a house in Puako. And my family lived in Illinois at that time. I recall our first visit to the Big Island in 1965 and when we visited the Parker Ranch, kids were out of school in January. My mom asked why the kids were out of school and it was because the temperatures had reached 60 degrees I think.
DeleteWe have survived worse Polar Vortex issues. But that was the last bad one!
I bet you are happy in Hawaii!
ReplyDeleteSmart move, doing things around the house.. Yep, we are getting your weather. Felt like -3 most of the day. Lori
Nice blankies for small children! I have one of the finger looped one at home, a neighbor gave it to me and I love it! It was bitter here again today...thankful for a heated garage!! Four med appointments crossed off the list!
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