Uniqlo turtlenecks + ghosts + gnarled trees

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Uniqlo turtlenecks

It’s coooooooold in Ottawa these days. As I type this it’s -26C/-15F , with a windchill of -40C/-40F (samesies!)

I don’t actually mind being outdoors in this extreme cold (though I did complain a lot on my last walk with my sister. We kept having to stop because her tiny dog was losing its tiny boots and then putting its tiny paw up plaintively like a tiny little Ewok with big eyes and a tongue that sticks out permanently because of teeth issues…. Pepper! ) Anyway, normally I don’t mind walking in the cold. Get a good coat with a hood, wear mittens, NOT GLOVES, have a tuque that covers your ears, walk briskly, stop for NOTHING and you can get out there and enjoy the crisp air, feeling a smug sense of health and superiority.

Where I really struggle with the cold is in my own home, which is old and creaky and insulated but probably not enough. There are drafts and icy spots and my husband and I are cheap and refuse to turn the heat up… I also believ…