Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Baby, It's Cold Outside


I was lucky enough to have visitors this past weekend! Sandy and Sven came back for a night, and my dear friend Casey came out with her husband Dan. We all had a great time eating, drinking, and watching movies. I was sad to see everyone go all at once.

And as soon as company left, the temperatures plummeted. This week there have been record lows here in Wellfleet, which means I haven't been venturing out much. I took the above photo Sunday night on my walk back from the market - I was struck by the way the colors of the sunset bounced off the frozen marshland. Truly, it was freezing out.

So, in the spirit of these low temperatures, I'm going to start a list: Top 5 things to do when the temperatures dip into the single digits (or lower!).
  1. Play Bananagrams

  2. Curl up with a blanket and watch movies while sipping herbal tea

  3. Do laundry to keep your pipes from freezing up

  4. Read a good book

  5. Make soup!

What do you do with your days when it's too cold to go outside? What do you consider too cold?
Posted by Stephanie Stiavetti at 9:17 PM
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chezsven 82p · 739 weeks ago

Great photo! It is amazing how the marsh freezes up. The cold seems even worse in Boston though, I must say, but maybe that's because I walk a lot? I walked half-way back from my course Monday night, when the weatherman acted as if it was indeed too cold to be outside. What I really don't like is the wind chill factor. When there's wind, then the cold penetrates more and deserves to be called "bitter."
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Stephanie S. · 739 weeks ago

Bitter, indeed. It doesn't feel that cold here in Wellfleet, but maybe that's because it's dryer inland?
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Margaret Fisher · 739 weeks ago

Love the photo. Other things for too-cold weather: work on finishing that sweater from last year; cook a pot roast in crock pot; play with my neglected cat; do some mending; fix some bullion when your bones feel cold; compile a new list of must-read books; feel gratitude that it is not 95 degrees outside. And when done with all those things, clean my house!
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Stephanie S. · 739 weeks ago

Margaret, I'm right there with you -- I've got a scarf I've been working on for ages, and there's a beef stew simmering away in my crock pot. Birds of a feather!
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june calender · 739 weeks ago

I'm just down the road from you in Hyannis. I do all the things you do except I drink coffee and regular tea and 'round about 5:00 a scotch. I also make quilts; throughout all of that I listen to WFCC because I need a certain amount of Mozart every day. Your picture is great. With the weather this cold, I don't go out for the walks I like either. I enjoy your blog.
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Stephanie S. · 739 weeks ago

June, I've always wanted to learn to quilt. But I'm all about that 5pm drink, as I sit here with my glass of wine (or, on other days, a gin & tonic).

So glad you enjoy the blog!
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Casey · 738 weeks ago

We're snowed in again here in NJ, and I've been curling up under blankets with a cup of tea, the laptop and the cats. Doesn't weather like this give you full license to be lazy?
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Stan · 738 weeks ago

Great pic! I must admit, even with my Northern roots, I've grown spoiled in acclimating to the subtropics. Once it gets much below 50 degrees, I'm done! On nights like that I enjoy cooking up a big meal, or finding a fireplace or a hot tub and some warm friends ... or just catch up on my Netflix queue. My (former) Yankee perspective makes it hard to complain too much! For those eagerly awaiting spring, I'd like to share that the deciduous trees around here are budding and blooming now, spring is coming and I'll do what I can to send it North ASAP!
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Vera Marie · 738 weeks ago

Terrific picture.
Being an Arizona (although native of Ohio), I only enjoy cold weather at a distance. Under 55, I don't go out walking. and under 70, I put on sweaters.
Reading is always my retreat.
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Kerry Dexter · 737 weeks ago

great shot. I tend to go out walking when it's cold, but when it is too cold for that, hot tea ( Barry's Irish green label is top choice around here), listening to or playing music, reading, and cooking are all good to do. I grew up in a house with a fireplace but do not have one where I live at present, and really miss that... time to change to a place which has one, perhaps.
My recent post Celtic Connections 2011- images
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Jane Boursaw · 734 weeks ago

Being a Michigan girl, I'm familiar with this! Of course, you know it's me and movies and DVDs. I've been watching Gilmore Girls and loving it.
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