Minus twenty three this crisp winter morning in late February.

Incidentally it is also Friday, so yay! And brr that’s cold AF. Anyone from up north might scoff at that lowly -23, but for here, that’s a tit nipply. Make the thighs go numb even while you are walking around. I’m very glad that I was gifted a longer coat for Christmas. As up until now all of my winter coats would stop at my hips, and any wind whatsoever would bleed through my clothes and freeze my groin. Now, not so much. That extra eight to ten inches of insulated fabric stops me from having an ice cold groin. Love it. Five stars. Do reccomend! I knew it was bitterly cold when the kids were able to just walk right into the school at morning drop off, instead of having to wait for the bell. Good thing too, as I didn’t wear any additional layers, and was starting to numb up a bit. Although to be honest, the top of my thighs frequently go numb, even when sitting or lounging around, so that’s not a very high quality tell for anything substantial.

I expect this afternoon to be busier than most. A couple clients have print deadlines for today, though one set has been really quiet this week. Must be playing catch up due to all the conferences coming up in March. That would be my guess anyway.

Plans for the weekend? Nope. Nada. None. Nothing that I can think of. We are elbow deep into a cold snap so no wood working this weekend either. Had to put that on hold – again, after dropping below zero. I can partially heat a very small portion of my shop, but only if it hovers around zero or slightly higher. Get this low and it’s a lost cause, a losing battle. A cast iron fireplace would heat it no problem, but you need permits, a stove, holes for vent pipes, and then enough room around the stove to not immediately set everything on fire. So that will be a no from me dawg! Other option is to use a rigid foam to insulate the walls, and cover over it with plywood. Also expensive and time consuming. But probably better in the long run. To retain heat created within, and block out external hot/cold temperatures. We’ll see what shakes out over the coming years.

Recently finished book two of the N.k. Jemison trilogy, and am 1/3 of the way through book three. Nearly all three books done in February. Not bad. Not bad at all. If you recall I was worried it might take me months to read them all. And here we are heading into month three of the year with almost 10 books read. Nine from cover to cover, and one that I might (not) go back to after some more time has passed. I’m looking at new releases that are to come out in late March and mid April to add to the list. Just might do the twelve this year. Possibly add one or two more if I play my cards right. And on that bomb shell, I’ll call it. Ciao Bella!