Cold

 I know that there are colder places but for me here is cold enough!

The outside temperature is about 3C but feels like -6C. It's been snowing on and off all day!  Fortunately it's not really sticking but I'm worried about tonight. The temperature will drop to -3C, cold enough for ice to form on the roads. Because it doesn't snow or get icy here very often people don't know how to drive on slippery roads. The last snow we had David counted at least 10 cars that had gone off the road! 

I've always said that I prefer the cold weather to the hot weather, and I do! But I realized today that in the old house I could get the main rooms to be rather comfortable! The corridors and bathroom would be cold but not like this house!  This morning I was making lunch, I had the heater on, cooking soup and running hot water to wash a few dishes, even with all those sources of heat I could still see my breathe!! 

I know that this house was built with summer in mind but surely some kind of insulation could have been put in place. I'm amazed at how quickly the temperature drops once the heater goes off. Within 10 minutes it's cold again. In the old house the rooms would be warm for over an hour after the heater went off!  I'm going to have to pay a lot to get this house comfortable in all seasons. I don't think it will be very cool in the summer, either. The house was designed when the highest temperatures were about 32C. Last summer we had over a month where the temperatures were 38C or more!  I guess a few good air conditioners are going to be needed!  

I'm going to do some more baking. I made oatmeal muffins.

Oatmeal Muffins

 I found a recipe for sweet potatoes biscuits,  American style biscuits.

I like to have some sort of snacks on hand in bad weather!  My excuse is that they help with stress!