I just need a bit of a push now and then.
Last night the temperature dropped below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Tonight and tomorrow night it’s supposed to do the same thing. We have an arctic weather front that invited itself into our neighborhood and ZZZZIP!! just like that, we transition from a mild fall into a pre-winter with ice in the parking lot all day. (I only slipped twice, though.) Thank goodness I have two great big fuzzy blankets and three cats. The cats love sleeping on top of the big fuzzy blankets, usually snugged right up against my legs - which not only traps warmth beneath the blankets and covers, but adds to it. They and I both get radiant heat out of the deal.
I have my wreath hung, and my tree decorated. I haven’t hung the Christmas lights or the stockings yet, and I’m kind of debating on the stockings. (I have to change the porch lights, so might as well hang the blue icicle lights.) I’ve found an exchange to participate in, so am looking forward to putting the cards together and to receiving mine. Right now, though, I’m just looking at the clear sunny day, shining forth so innocently, as if the local climate didn’t try and freeze our collective nonnies off last night and won’t be doing so again tonight and tomorrow night. (Meh.)
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We’ve just started winter here, too, though southern California is so fickle, it’s hard to tell. Though there was a low of 38 last night and today is supposed to top out at 51 with lots of rain, tomorrow could easily be bright and sunny, with highs in the 60’s or 70’s. That’s the uncertainty you get when you live in a desert by the sea, surrounded by mountains and filled with the detritus of human occupation.
Our drivers have been coming in and out all morning, dripping wet and morose. We desperately need the rain, but it’s a lot easier to be exuberant about the nice, rainy weather when you’re inside, warm and comfy. I tell the drivers, if you wanted a dry and warm lifestyle, you should have been a cat. Though both of mine are indoor/outdoor cats, in weather like this the cat box gets lots of use.
Thought for the day: The trick is to live a long time without growing old.