It's going to be cold nights for a week at least. Down in low 20's. Hardly that cold but.....
cold enough.
Lisa, who moved to Michigan, promptly sent me their forecast---Ha! Highs of 15 degrees. So, cold here is relative. Ours is supposed to be down in 24 F range at night. Their lows will be half that.
OK, no complaining.
I only worry about the power bill. The electric company is into double digit increases each year. It's killing my budget. But hey, what can I say? I have old cats and I can't find it in myself to let them be cold. I can put on layers. They can't.
However I'm not sure about trapping this next week. Seven Mile lady had 16 more spots mid week. But trapping is only good late there. This second barn will be very difficult anyway. Bait will freeze once its dark. Or even before.
No normal cat is out and about when its so cold. They're into clumping together and sleeping through it. Good plan.
That's my usual MO for when its that cold at night. Read in bed, smothered in cats.
I'm going to cover my beloved windows, on the outside, with something. Not cardboard. That would bring the neighbors to my door. Too white trash for them I'm sure.
Such a superior insulator however. Maybe I can cover the cardboard with something pretty. Artsy cardboard over the windows. Why not.
ReplyDeleteCold is indeed relative. Stay warm. Hunkering down with the cats and books sounds good to me. But then it always does - regardless of the weather.
I love it too, EC, hunkering down with books and cats.
DeleteHey, whatever works, right? It's not like your neighbors are that helpful to you, anyway. And 20s sounds pretty cold to me. I've been shivering with our nights getting into the 40s. (You know we don't do cold here, right?)
ReplyDeleteNo, I have almost no interactions with my neighbors. One of my neighbors has cancer now and is just about to begin treatment. I feel for her. Actually have 3 friends just recently diagnosed with it. I know you don't do cold there! You'd be miserable here right now.
DeleteCan you put the cardboard inside, or will the cats objct?
ReplyDeleteThey might tear it down.
DeleteI grew up in a very cold house and my father would staple plastic over the windows every winter. It helped some. We are expecting snow tomorrow followed by a week of temps mostly in the teens, so there won't be much melting.
ReplyDeleteI used to do that too, but on the outside of the windows. I was going to make storm windows from heavy plastic this year, before any cold hit, but....ha, didn't get it done.
DeleteI hear much worse forecast from the north. I hoe your very cold is brief.
ReplyDeleteIt will be very brief. Gone by Friday.
DeleteWeather is relative. If it's substantially colder than normal for your area it's cold.
ReplyDeleteYou're the practical thinker! Thanks, yes, not normal cold for here.
DeleteThere talking about 7 where I live.
ReplyDelete7 degrees? I lived through near zero cold when I lived in a shack in Alaska, no heat but a small wood stove. So I know how pathetic it sounds, even to me, for me to complain about 20's.
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