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[miss heny]

You have the same fashion designer I use! Talk about making a statement.The one I make is "I'm trying to keep warm, not win a beauty pageant!"

try layering thermals with onsie Jammies and layer that with sweat pants

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Exactly. BF made sure to mention yesterday (after the power came back on) that he appreciated that I wore my headlamp for 2 days straight, including at night. I told him 1) it helped keep my hat on and 2) when you're getting up every 90 minutes to check/fill stoves you don't want to be searching for the lamp.
I did have to admit my ears hurt when I took the whole thing apart.
But it was warm and functional.

 

[Alaskan]

I misplaced my wool socks yesterday...still not sure how they jumped off of my feet....

I almost froze while snuggled in bed. I finally decided that the arctic blast that would great me when I pulled back the covers would HAVE to be faced, because I just could NOT warm up without those socks!

I usually just need a coat, socks, and one or two fuzzy blankets while indoors.

When I have to also wear gloves, a scarf and a hat in order to sit on the couch....I get grumpy and tell the boys that they are truly delusional,the house is NOT warm, and they WILL make me a fire.

This "trick" the boys are playing this winter is a new thing. They run around with bare feet and short sleave shirts and tell me it is super warm, and we truly do nt need a fire going.

They are very convincing. I just thought I was losing it...until spouse looked at me on the couch with my hat, gloves, scarf, coat and blankets, and asked why the house was so cold.....

 

[chickadoodles]

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Ya I did not want to spend the 56.00 of the special foot and that is the first thing he asked me when he emailed me back. But he did say he would give me a refund when he get's them back.
So they are going to the post office tomorrow.
I can't draw worth a hoot. I know there are templates with chalk so I will be looking for more options.

I guess it's a good thing y'all are young so you have enough strength and energy to deal with it.

Snow... I remember the snow from living in Minnesota and vacations in Big Bear, Calif. But it needs to stay where it is. hahhaha

Hey Miss Henny

 

[microchick]

Superchemicalgirl, you need to get an EPA wood stove. When we bought our homestead, we heated with a Vogelzang boxwood stove. That thing ate firewood like M&Ms. I swear (since I'm the light sleeper of the family) I was up every 90 min to 2 hours shoving wood into that fire breathing dragon. I told DH either we got a different stove or I was just going to throw a sleeping bag in front of the stove so I could be closer to the wood. All I'd have to do was sit up and toss an arm load in. We bought a Century EPA. Not the most expensive. We figured if it worked well, when we replaced it we would buy a better one. If I could hug this stove I would. Stoke it full of hickory rounds at bedtime, there are still glowing coals in the morning. When we go to bed, the temp in the house is 77. When we get up, like this morning, the temp was 66. The top gets hot enough that you can make simple dishes on it, fried eggs, grilled cheese, etc. I keep a gallon tea kettle full of water on it for hot water. If our power goes out, yeah, we'd miss the computer....only until we fired up the generator. We lived without electricity for almost 4 years. Discovered we could do it, we just didn't want to any longer.

Of course, having a summer where the temp hit 110 was motivation all by itself.

 

[perchie.girl]

I misplaced my wool socks yesterday...still not sure how they jumped off of my feet....

I almost froze while snuggled in bed. I finally decided that the arctic blast that would great me when I pulled back the covers would HAVE to be faced, because I just could NOT warm up without those socks!

I usually just need a coat, socks, and one or two fuzzy blankets while indoors.

When I have to also wear gloves, a scarf and a hat in order to sit on the couch....I get grumpy and tell the boys that they are truly delusional,the house is NOT warm, and they WILL make me a fire.

This "trick" the boys are playing this winter is a new thing. They run around with bare feet and short sleave shirts and tell me it is super warm, and we truly do nt need a fire going.

They are very convincing. I just thought I was losing it...until spouse looked at me on the couch with my hat, gloves, scarf, coat and blankets, and asked why the house was so cold.....

the kids are Gas Lamping you......

 

[Alaskan]

Yep The beasts are getting older and wiser.




Also...x2 on a new wood stove..... the new ones are crazy better.

 

[pennyJo1960]

See we have the antique trash burner in the house.. this never stopped working since early 1930
went it was removed from Grandmothers home it was taken into grandpas shop burned trash and wood for 40 years there
then we got it designed a new ash box of stainless the one was eaten by rust the rest pristine but for use on the two stove plates
We put it in within a month of being here summer we only burn was use to be shredded
winter burn wood and trash placed cement board on the wall behind it would not trade for anything

 

[microchick]

Wickedchicken6 we were out in our timber today trying to get a hike and some exercise in and DH took this picture. We found a cedar tree with a fresh buck rub on the bark. Not unusual. What was unusual was that this rub was 7 feet off the ground. I'm 5'2" tall so this had to be either a really tall Buck or a Buck that was standing up on his hind legs in order to reach that height with his antlers. You can see the young hickories around us. We are almost to the top of a ridge, which is where we find the tallest cedars. The Buck deer love to rub their antlers on them. DH wondered if one of the southern Missouri elk had wandered north. I hope not. Bad enough that we have to dodge white tails with our cars.


Yeah, I know. It's obscene. No snow.

 

[Alaskan]

Wanna pretend that those are bear claw marks?




(And totally.... ACHEM, where is your snow????)