It was 29F (-1.7C) when we walked yesterday. Neighbor Marla said, “You won’t be leaving anything on my post today.”
She was right. We were wearing our usual layers, and we were comfortable. My windbreaker stayed on and zipped, not hanging on her mailbox post to be picked up on my way home.
One day later was a different story. It was 28F (-2.2C). After chatting with Marla, Bob, and Logan, I was chilled on the edges. Fingers, toes, and ears were reporting in negatively near the creek. John whipped a knit hat out of his pocket and added it on top of the lovely hat friend Karen knit for me. I was no longer making a fashion statement, but my ears had thawed by the time we got home.
I’ve decided the Nth degree must be 28F, as defined by my numb ears.
Karen’s hat might say it was over the top.
Mehrling Muse 
Sometimes it’s too cold for fashion!
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Pink nose and cheeks tell the story.
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For a while I had a hard time telling my story. My lips didn’t move well, and I had to think about what I was going to say to enunciate clearly. I would have stayed warm if we hadn’t stopped to chat. Being cold was worth our time with neighbors, though.
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Isn’t it amazing how insulating hats are?
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I had one more alternative — pulling up the hood of the windbreaker. I should have done it, even though it would have limited my vision of the beloved mountains.
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Rest assured it still looked fashionable and we can’t tell your ears dropped off.
xxx Hugs Unlimited xxx
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LOL! If ever I need a laugh, I know where to look.
xxx Earless Hugs xxx What did you say???
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I so get that! One year, we decided to do New Years up in Monarch Colorado. It was 11 degrees in the day time! When we skied down the slope it became a negative something. Boy was it cold. When we gathered New Years night for the candlelight skiing and firework event, everyone huddled on the deck to watch, all of us grateful for the big crowd, where we relied on each other for warmth. We didn’t know who we were being chummy with but it didn’t matter. Glad you had that extra hat!
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You met COLD head-on! I’ve never been in a large crowd when the air was that bitterly cold.
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That was the only thing bearable. I did wonder about those that were on the outside edge though, since I was cold enough in the middle.
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You look like Rudolph. Anne, you get beautiful-er by the day.
Susie
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Thank you! It was dark when we left the house, so I could have used Rudolph’s lighted nose to make us visible to motorists. As it was, John held a flashlight to show where we were.
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Oh ! Thanks for sharing this Anne. I should have asked this question about the lighting – I guess I thought you had streetlights over there.
Susie
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We live in the country, and there are no streetlights here. Also, the homeowners have an association to keep the road repaired, because the state is not responsible for it. This is quite different from the area we lived in NY and where I grew up. We also take our garbage to a collection center. This is rural America!
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I learn something every day. Thank you for sharing !
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Oh Anne…you look so cute in your hat with your rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes and beautiful smile. It gave me a happy boost to read your post and see your photograph.
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It was two degrees warmer today. I wore a band that covered my ears with a hat over it. My head was almost too warm!
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I have one of those bands…I love it. Misplaced it for a day or two this week. So happy when I found it.
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