Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste confront Winter Weather

~ John W. Howell

“Not sure going outside to play is a good idea, Tempeste.”

“Why not? Looks okay to me.”

“Mom took me for a walk earlier and it was cold.”

“Cold? Since when does Texas cold bother us?”

“This was a little bit colder than Texas cold. It was freezing.”

“Hey Dad. How cold is it out there?”

“Right now it is 22 degrees Fahrenheit  ( Minus 5.5 C) Feels like 2 degrees F (minus 16.6 C)”

” Well that does seem a little colder than we are use to.”

“I wouldn’t plan on spending too much time out there.”

“Okay Dad. We appreciate the advice.”

“Well Tempeste. What do you think?”

“Hold on. Wait till Dad is out of ear shot.”

“Yeah he’s gone. What do you think?”

“I say a couple of sweaters and we are good to go. I’m going to have a look see.”

“How does it look?”

“Would you believe there is snow on the neighbor’s roof?”

“You’re kidding.”

“I’m not kidding. There are flurries blowing around. I think Dad is right. Let’s hit the couch.”

“Sometimes that old guy knows what he is talking about, Twiggy.”

“I’m just glad he doesn’t put us to work or something.”

“Work? Whats that?”

“The curse of the sleeping class.”

 

128 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Tempeste confront Winter Weather”

  11. They’re smarter than Bond. He insisted on going on the screened porch this morning – we’re single degree temps here. Shot right back inside and curled up on his blanket. Stay warm, John!

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  16. ha! We do the same thing–look at the neighbor’s roof to see if they have frost.

    I thought we were cold, but you are getting some darn crazy weather. Listen to the old guy, girls. He knows what he’s talking about.

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  19. “The curse of the sleeping class.” I love that, John! Your girls are certainly wise about things … and make good decisions, too. Yep, Texas cold is mighty cold indeed. We’ve had it bad here, but the Monk seems oblivious. Must be those Scottish Highland ancestors of his!

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  21. Dad knows of what he speaks. Why go out and freeze your patooties if you don’t have to! Heck, I just checked our temps and its a feels like -14C (7F) out there. Scootch over and gimme a spot, would ya? 🙂

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  22. …“Sometimes that old guy knows what he is talking about, Twiggy.” Yes, I believe he does.

    And Twiggy, so you know, I think you and your sister would be great fashion models. You just have that special flair that top girls have. Of course you’re French after all so there is no surprise.

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  24. Loved ‘sometimes the old guy knows what he’s talking about’ and ‘the curse of the sleeping class.’ Those girls have their heads on right – 22 is waaay too cold for all but a quick turn outside to relieve themselves. We have 3+ inches of snow here and flurries this morning. So unusual but I love it – not that I’d take a walk in it!

    Belly rubs to the girls!

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  28. I can see on your smart watch that both the temperature and the Dow Jones index have fallen today. Poor Tempest and Twiggy. However, it was even colder here yesterday and we took Rollo for a walk and he did not even want his coat on. On the other hand Twiggy and Tempest have shirt fur. They are very cute together.

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  33. “Sometimes that old guy knows what he is talking about.” 🤣

    They should listen to you more often, but we know that’s not happening. Dogs have a mind of their own.

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  36. When I found the bird baths frozen solid this morning, I knew it was going to be an inside day. I don’t believe we ever hit more than about 38, even this afternoon. The only dog I saw that seemed to be enjoying it was a Malamute — the rest of them were tugging their owners toward “In!” Twiggy and Tempeste got it right.

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  38. That IS cold for you guys and I’m sure you’d faint if you were in our neighborhood where we received upwards of 10″ of that white stuff. Single digits forecast for tonight again but hopefully a warming trend starting tomorrow. 🤞🏼 Stay warm and cozy.

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