snowy month

We have been spared the worst winter can bring, so far, but that appears to be changing.  We have four new inches of the white stuff that Mara and I wade through when I take her out.  IT's really going to get cold, so I've moved my kitchen window orchids into the little solarium in the Dining room.  They will have warmth away from the window and I can close the blinds to help with the heat.  Not much else I can do to help keep a warm house, but it's been a mild winter for heating fuel so far.  I"m making lots of warming stews and such for food.