Another cold day

We are in a period of very cold weather... clear but cold. The Northern Lights have ben fabulous but it is cold. My windows allow a great deal of cold air to circulate thru the house. The contractors used sliding windows in several rooms which makes for a great deal of ventilation. The floors in the living room and dining room are so cold. The house is built up on blocks so the wind goes under the house as well as around it. I was never a sock or slipper person until I went north. Mum bought me the nicest mohair socks in PEI. They are good house socks.

Getting out of the house in the am is a bit of a chore. I don't like to have my seal skin mitts off too long as I am closing up the door. So I open the door and slip the key in the lock. Then I only have to have one hand exposed as I go out and turn the key. In that short space of time the key is painfully cold to the touch. I wish I could turn the key with my mitt on but not possible. I think I should contact LL Bean to test their gloves and mitts in cold temps.

I bought the seal skin mitts after several years of cold fingers up here. No matter what I bought, no matter what the label guaranteed nothing worked well. These mitts are fantastic. If the sun is out the rays will warm up the inside of the mitt. As I move my fingers around I discover patches of warm air. What a treat. The village dogs sneak up on me trying to steal my mitts. They will grab a seal skin mitt to eat. I walk with my fist doubled up to give them a smart smack on the snout if they get too close.

The only time my hands have been cold was during last week's march around the village for No Smoking Day. That tells you how cold it was. You can just imagine how cold the rest of me was.
And what a job the bitter cold does on make-up. I have my face covered with both a face mask and a scarf. The air I breath out clings to my eyelashes. It freezes on the eyelashes producing long White lashes. Rather like my hair. I see the look on others and it is quite cute. Don't know what I look like. Then when one goes inside the snow lashes melt, taking the mascara with it, pooling under the eye. That lovely racoon look we girls are going for. I wonder why I bother to use it? And I should have my head examined for using any lipstick when I am going to pull a face mask over it within a few minutes. I use all the wonderful Channel products Aran gave me and then pull a face mask on. Smart!

My class memorized Alligator Pie yesterday. It is so cute to hear them with their Inuk accent. I don't want to laugh at them but it is so cute. Memorizing is one of the things they like to do. We also do tongue twisters. We all have a good laugh at each other when we do that. They are most keen to get it right. They are given 3 chances to try. Even the shyest tries. Having all the chocolate bars as rewards helps. But it is not just the chocolate.. it is the sense of competition and being able to do something.

The days are much longer now. I don't have to turn any lights on until almost 5 pm. What a difference. The mornings are not so dark and depressing these days. As I lay in bed hearing the wind zooming around the house I wonder if it is going to be a blizzard and a snow day. The dining room table is covered with sewing projects. I need a home day. On Sat and Sun. we are all too busy being social to get things done.

I must go arrange some math. We are into fractions still. I will be glad when that unit is finished.