Baby, it's COLD Outside...

How COLD is it?

Cold enough that if you boil water and throw it in the air...it comes down as frozen snowy powder. Really.
Try it yourself.

Demonstrated

https://youtu.be/uAaLhr8k0bM

Cold enough that if you blow bubbles they freeze into beautiful glass-like spheres instantly.

 Slow Motion

https://youtu.be/Wqk_CKSxlyU

In Indiana today we were -12 degrees with a -40 wind chill.

In Chicago that would have seemed balmy with -27 degrees actual temperature and -50 wind chill.

and in Minnesota -37 real temperature with -60 to -70 degree wind chill.

Dangerously cold. Frostbite in <5 minutes exposure. 

Deadly cold.  

An outreach by the police and local governments to assist the homeless with shelter and warmth.  For those refusing to go...warm blankets, hats, scarves, gloves. 

Early this morning 3 deaths already attributed to the bitter cold. 

Certainly there will be more before Thursday night when (hopefully) this will break.

Emma (Tina's Niece) is ready to go...for their wedding...having found a gorgeous flower girl dress.

She is still one of the cutest Crazy-Cat Ladies in
Training.

And maybe I qualify as a Crazy Cat Lady now...because I have 2 and sometimes...they drive me a bit crazy.

Just saying.

Relaxing at home on a cold cold winter's day.

"Why yes, I am The Queen!"  ~Shelby

"Hey...You picking with ME?"  ~Sofi

Settled in for the next few days.

Hibernating. 

Good food, Snug warm home, Fresh canvas and working on a Winter Painting.

I put Soup Beans simmering with onion, butter and bacon and my DEN smells amazing!

News coming from Vietnam that Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)  is quietly passing his remaining days in Plum Village where he trained as a monk.

And a new twist on yesterday's Before I Die Wall...

I love this!


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