Quick update...

[miladycarol]

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.

Thank you for your time.

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Re: Australia and the climate

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

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*

Re: Australia and the climate

[clio75.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Australia and the climate

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

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!

Re: Australia and the climate

[clio75.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: Australia and the climate

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Will do. That's what I wear around the house back home. *smiles*

Re: Australia and the climate

[clio75.livejournal.com]

Aha, good to hear :)