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.

Firey snowflakes sound exciting!