Just in case anyone was wondering… Brrr! I’m sitting here in sweatpants, two sweatshirts and a blanket. I truly think it’s colder in the house than outside.
Wow! Is it that warm there, now? I feel so out of touch. It's been really cold here in the mornings and at night. The afternoons are pleasant, but, dang! One never thinks Australia is less than baking temperatures until one is living in a double brick house without any heat. Not that I'm complaining, I love these temperatures. I just wish my nose would stop running from the cold. Tee hee. Plus, I need to go shopping for warmer clothes. The majority of my tops are no sleeve. *blush*
"warm" for me is anything above 65. It was HOT Sunday :) I didn't think it was That sunny 'til I got really dehydrated and dizzy. Didn't realize how long I was out in it, I guess.
No clouds- VERY WEIRD! Sorry you're missing it. I'll try sending some your way.
For most of my life I lived down near the Victorian border. Summer was HOT temperatures normally in the mid to high 30's with bursts of mid 40's. Winters were quite often below 0.
Now I'm in the Blue Mountains which yes do get cold, but not where I am, we don't even get frosts and the summers aren't quite as hot as Sydney. I'm loving it.
Well, I was wise enough to know in part of my brain, but until one really experiences it, one never knows exactly how cold or hot it is. Especially considering the varying types of cold and heat. It's a dryer cold than I've experienced in quite a few years. We usually have humid cold in Oregon. Plus, there is zero heat in the house, so there isn't any way to take the edge off the cold but to keep in motion. I'm okay with that. If I want to warm myself, I'll take the train to a shopping mall. *grin*
I so love the Blue Mountains. I'm such a mountain and forest girl. Given a choice between a shady valley and a sunny beach, I'd pick the valley any time.
I'm learning. And, I'm going shopping later this week for heavier clothes. *smiles*
I'm guessing you have one of those cute, quaint Sydney houses...look gorgeous but are freezing cold. I know the type. This house is a little chilly, but it has a lot of glass doors, windows etc. I'm just lucky Rod likes to burn stuff... it's rarely cold in the winter here, he keeps finding more things to burn hee hee hee. Of course most of it is timber, but sometimes he adds random objects. We found that the seed cases from the trees in the back yard look like little glowing snowflakes whilst they burn.
We are staying in G's folk's old house. It's a double brick, mid-20th century construction with a second floor added on to it. Once it is hot, it holds the heat. Once it's cold, it holds that as well. There's a fireplace, but I have no idea if it even works. Since they plan to sell the house once we leave, I don't want to mess with it.
Honestly, it doesn't matter much. I am used to it. But it is a slightly differnt kind of cold. It's the dryer one. Back home, our moist cold is a little different. I usually don't bother with heat there, either, and it is much colder than here. I only wish there was heat in the bathroom. I actually have taken a family space heater (the kind that cook you like a grill on one side) and put it in the bathroom to pre-heat it a bit. I just hate stripping and running under cold water when it's really cold.
The other thing is need to buy a couple more layers for lounging in the house. I guess I wasn't prepared for it.
I much prefer the dryer cold. I hate humidity, makes me sick. We were in Lightning Ridge (The Outback) over the New Year holiday, it was 49 degrees. But it was a dry heat, I coped okay.
For warm clothes look at polar fleece stuff, it's light and nice and warm and perfectly designed for lounging.
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I didn't think it was That sunny 'til I got really dehydrated and dizzy. Didn't realize how long I was out in it, I guess.
No clouds- VERY WEIRD!
Sorry you're missing it. I'll try sending some your way.
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Now I'm in the Blue Mountains which yes do get cold, but not where I am, we don't even get frosts and the summers aren't quite as hot as Sydney. I'm loving it.
LOL at Australia being all baking temperatures.
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I so love the Blue Mountains. I'm such a mountain and forest girl. Given a choice between a shady valley and a sunny beach, I'd pick the valley any time.
I'm learning. And, I'm going shopping later this week for heavier clothes. *smiles*
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Honestly, it doesn't matter much. I am used to it. But it is a slightly differnt kind of cold. It's the dryer one. Back home, our moist cold is a little different. I usually don't bother with heat there, either, and it is much colder than here. I only wish there was heat in the bathroom. I actually have taken a family space heater (the kind that cook you like a grill on one side) and put it in the bathroom to pre-heat it a bit. I just hate stripping and running under cold water when it's really cold.
The other thing is need to buy a couple more layers for lounging in the house. I guess I wasn't prepared for it.
Firey snowflakes sound exciting!
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For warm clothes look at polar fleece stuff, it's light and nice and warm and perfectly designed for lounging.
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