I finally broke. I turned on the heat. It feels so good in the house, and I only put the thermostat up to SIXTY DEGREES! What a difference it makes. I also closed up all the windows, made sure the storm windows are down, and pulled two air conditioners out of windows to seal up a couple rooms.

It’s not, you know, toasty in here, but it’s MUCH more tolerable. 57 degrees? Ugh, too cold! 60 seems so warm by comparison.

So those of you who live here — be warned, it’s still PUT ON A SWEATER time. And NO leaving open the door to the front porch!