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A friend in the east sent a picture of easily three feet of snow in her front yard.
She said it was incredibly cold and they were doing all things possible to
button up the house for warmth.
Years ago we chose to leave a high dollar apartment to rent and move to a country home.
The farm lady who rented it to us said, “Oh you aren’t the type to be happy here.”
My answer to her was, “Mrs. D. I was raised in a farm house much like this one,
and I was happy then."
The catch came when winter arrived and the uninsulated house was certainly as
cold as the farm houses of my youth. When I mentioned that to my land lady, who had become a friend, she told me what to do.
“Always keep a large pan of water on the stove. It will keep the house much warmer.” She told me.
So it was, I learned this little trick and, when I told my friend in the east, who is certainly a most intelligent girl, she said, “Well, what a good idea. Of course, dry air is cold, and I think you should post this information.”
With that in mind let me pass this little bit of country wisdom on to anyone who is in the midst of this cold winter weather. My cold made me busy throwing bits of my dried peppermint into the pot as well, along with some ginger. Sure smells good, too.
By the way, the cold is better, but left me feeling so unbelievably tired. Others
have complained of this, too. Every day is a little better, though.
Donna
She said it was incredibly cold and they were doing all things possible to
button up the house for warmth.
Years ago we chose to leave a high dollar apartment to rent and move to a country home.
The farm lady who rented it to us said, “Oh you aren’t the type to be happy here.”
My answer to her was, “Mrs. D. I was raised in a farm house much like this one,
and I was happy then."
The catch came when winter arrived and the uninsulated house was certainly as
cold as the farm houses of my youth. When I mentioned that to my land lady, who had become a friend, she told me what to do.
“Always keep a large pan of water on the stove. It will keep the house much warmer.” She told me.
So it was, I learned this little trick and, when I told my friend in the east, who is certainly a most intelligent girl, she said, “Well, what a good idea. Of course, dry air is cold, and I think you should post this information.”
With that in mind let me pass this little bit of country wisdom on to anyone who is in the midst of this cold winter weather. My cold made me busy throwing bits of my dried peppermint into the pot as well, along with some ginger. Sure smells good, too.
By the way, the cold is better, but left me feeling so unbelievably tired. Others
have complained of this, too. Every day is a little better, though.
Donna
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