It's a different weather situation this morning, no wind and a mild 30F (-1C). That is almost balmy compared to freezing blustery cold of yesterday. We'll have a nice day today up to 44F (+7C) though it will cool off again tomorrow. We're not done with the cold yet, but we should have nothing like the wintery blast of yesterday. How did we manage? Actually, not bad. I wrapped Anne in as much ambient heat as I could, so she could be comfortable while working, then I toodled off to the washroom and gave my feet a nice warm water soaking in the sink. That worked. I also went off to the laundromat and washed a batch. That took almost two hours and gave me some comfortable reading time. After that the boat was warm enough, so we were not cold for the rest of the day. Having survived the coldest day in two years we're feeling pretty good about how we'll get along for the rest of the winter. Warmer weather is not much more than four weeks away.

Reading has once again become an important activity for both of us. With an excellent library nearby we're finding a plethora of good reading material that we don't have to buy. I'm presently buried in Bob Woodward's "State of Denial," while Anne is wading through a wide variety of different authors. Makes us realize that the simple life with simple pleasures is a pretty good way of living.