Running today was – in parts – pure torture. Very cold to begin with (below -10 degrees Celsius) and a relentless wind stinging all the time. When I came home my fingers were numb despite the thicker gloves I wear under such circumstances, my face was reddened and stung like hell from the frosty wind. But I had a good 130 minutes of Patrick Rothfuss‘s THE NAME OF THE WIND, so nothing of the above mattered that much. #Running#applewatchultra2#audiobooks#winter
How's the weather in your part of the world right now?
As you see here, it's 15F/-9C currently here in Winston Salem, NC.
The wife is staying inside all bundled up. I was outside for a bit earlier as I went for a short walk to enjoy the cold. It's not too windy outside so that makes a difference.
Unfortunately we will not be working for a few months at least in Iceland - our small house is being lent to a family who have had to move because of volcanic activity and it really is not very big! But if you get the chance, it is a wonderful place to be.
And yes, a wetuit is not necessary if you choose the right pool.
This is how we wash and freshen our rag rugs in #finland in the #winter. #tip#suomimastodon
It's important to leave the rag rug for a while outside before you wash it with the snow. It must be cold so it doesn't get wet. The snow doesn't melt.
Chicagoan here: If you’re not used to cold winters, here’s how to keep warm.
• Wear a stocking cap inside
• Make sure cracks around windows/doors are sealed. Use duct tape if you have to. It doesn't have to be pretty
• Use a heating pad
• Run your pjs through the dryer before you put them on before bed
• Keep your furnace temperature as low as you can stand it — it keeps the energy load low, so you don't tax the grid
• Drink hot beverages & eat soup
• Cover your feet
"Of course, when you hibernate you're much younger when you wake up, and you don't need anything but to be left in peace. But Toft imagined that when one wakes up it's important to know that someone had thought about one while one has been sleeping. So he covered Grandpa-Grumble with the eiderdown and tucked him up properly; the winter might be cold. There was just enough brandy left for a refreshing thimbleful in April."
from 'Moominvalley in Autumn', by Tove Jansson #Books#Winter
A great way to start a cold winter day is to walk along the Pescara seafront listening to the latest episode of DjangoChat, hosted by William Vincent and Carlton Gibson, with guest Simon Willison 🌅🎧
The episode is long, the first part was very interesting, for the second I'll take another walk.🏖️🚶♂️
In 2015, the big snow didn't begin until mid February. This was the state of our drive on March 15th of that year. And it carried on until April, until, in the end, we were walking in the tops of the trees, and on the low roofs of houses. All our bearings were lost if we ventured out.
Some people had to work out where to put all the snow.
❄️ AEW DYNAMITE: WINTER IS COMING Discussion Thread 12/13/23 ❄️
❄️ It's Wednesday, you know what that means!! ❄️...