Can We Talk 2

Cold house

         I have run out of propane, so the house is very cold. Usually, the fuel company fills up the tank before I need it. I guess with the holidays, and maybe a short staff, they just are running behind. While I wait, I have a couple of space heaters going to keep the temp from plummeting, I'm wearing a turtleneck and a heavy zippered sweater. I am covered with two afghans while I view this website and my e-mail.

         I am sure the generations before me endured cold weather better than I do. They tolerated drafty windows, frosted windowpanes, and smoke from fireplaces or wood stoves. They went outside to feed the chickens, tend other animals, fetch the mail, or the water, and go to a chilly outhouse. But I stay inside wrapped up and feeling sorry for myself. I try to drink hot tea, but it gets cold halfway through.

         I think I'm going to wrap myself with another blanket and watch an old episode of Downton Abbey.