Tuesday, January 16, 2018

What Else?!

The weather was horrendous all day.  30mph Arctic winds blew in a freezing front which lowered the air temperature from 50d this morning to around freezing for the low, although the wind chill factor makes it feel about 20d.

We hunkered down inside with both electric heaters until dark when we had to have help from the propane furnace as well. 

Here’s what we did to try to keep warm and to entertain ourselves.

This is my new puzzle.  It has three stages.  First you read the mystery.  Then you assemble the puzzle and look at the clues, then solve the mystery.  This is the Sherlock Holmes story called The Speckled Band.  There is no picture of the puzzle because it holds all of the clues, so that I have no idea what it looks like.  Very tricky, but I’m up to the challenge, especially since today’s weather is predicted to continue for the next two days!

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Duane stayed as long as he could in the ‘garage’, but it isn’t as insulated at the main part of the house, and by late afternoon was too cold.  It is chilly in front too.  Poor ole fella.

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That blanket will end up on our bed tonight to help our electric blanket.


We are very glad that we’re retired and don’t have to go outside for anything!

Louise and Duane

1 comment:

Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009 said...

That is a lot of work for a puzzle...lol
Duane looks like what I looked like yesterday. What an awful day.