[Sca-cooks] Snow and Storms was Cake Sotelties

[Mark Hendershott]

At 09:58 AM 12/8/2005, Katherine wrote:
>It has been *freezing* here.  Literally *freezeing*, we have had frost 
>warnings *three* nights this week.  Luckily none of my plants are prone to 
>frost damage, so I didn't have to cover them, but *still* it has been 
>cold.  It is only supposed to be 65 today, and it might get down to 50 by 
>the end of the week. And that is the *high* temprature. I have to wear a 
>jacket *every time* I leave the house, and we had to turn the heat on over 
>a week ago.  If I wear sandals, I have to add socks so my toes don't get 
>cold.  I tell you, this winter weather can be tough to deal with.
>
>-Katherine
>throughly enjoying the 6 months of the year when I get to gloat about the 
>weather :)
>

You are reminding me of a story my father told of a trip to the Philippines 
on business.  The company assigned a chauffeur.  When the temperature 
dropped below 70F he began hinting that a very nice tip would be a leather 
jacket to deal with the unseasonable cold.

Simon Sinneghe
Briaroak, Summits, An Tir