Friday, January 21, 2011

twenty-five below zero

     Yes, that's right.  At 7 am this morning, this is what the temperature read on my car.  It was so hard to believe, I had to snap a picture.
     Please excuse the less than perfect (I was shaking so much it turned out blurry) cellphone picture, I wasn't about to pull my good camera out in those temperatures. :)  
     Three and a half hours later here in Iowa, it has "warmed up" to -12 F.  Brrrrr.  That's not even with the windchill.  Eeekk.  I think I will be staying in this afternoon and getting caught up on my postage stamp quilt along.  Or maybe cozy up with a cup of hot chocolate and read some great blogs.  Oh how I envy those of you who can take great outdoor pictures of your beautiful quilts year round!
     How's the weather where you are?  Warmer temperatures?  :)

10 comments:

  1. That is so cold. I remember a couple times growing up in Idaho when it got down to 30 below. I believe people should not live in those temperatures. :) Our highs have been in the low 20's for a couple weeks, but it's in the balmy high 30's today. I can't wait for spring!

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  2. Uggg! That's cold enough that when you step outside your lungs feel like they are freezing. We are cold and snowy with a fresh 6 inches this morning... and they say that -8 is coming our way this weekend. I'm with you on a sewing and hot chocolate filled weekend!! Stay warm!

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  3. Wow. I'm impressed your car started!

    It's in the mid-30s in Alabama today. I'll stop complaining.

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  4. Oh my gosh. It's like 70 outside. I cannot even fathom how cold that must feel! I'm sending warm wishes your way...

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  5. We're all the way up to 6 degrees now, at 1 p.m.! Fortunately the girls and I have nowhere else to be the rest of the day, so we're staying in where it's warm. : )

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  6. You poor dear. It is about 69 degrees here in the Los Angeles area at almost 5pm. I honestly have no idea how cold that must feel. The worst I've felt is about 25 degrees when we've gone skiing in the Sierra's.

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  7. We are freezing here, too. It is apparently 34 below here (-30 F)...supposed to "warm up" to -12 tomorrow, here's hoping! I actually DO want to attempt an outdoor quilt photo :-)

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  8. Yep, we're a little warmer here in Wisconsin, but not by much. This is why I love my fleecy robe (which is unflattering as all get out, but it's WARM), and why our quilts get used so much!

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  9. Eeeek! I don't even know what subzero feels like! And I DON'T want to know.

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  10. Here in Sweden we're having a cold winter as well. For several weeks we'd about -20 down to -26 F!! It's no fun to go outside when it's that cold (espesially when you have kids) but if you are lucky you can get some quality time with the sewing machine. :)

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