Brrrrr.....

I am rarely cold....

Hot Flashes are de rigueur these days...

Even my sweetie, who has always run hot...is cold...

Only in the last week have I

 started to wear slippers AND socks around the house.

And I have cut a slit in the sleeves of a "felted" wool sweater

that I had sitting on my sewing desk, and have tugged them onto my

forearms in an attempt to keep my

wrists and joints warm.

(Am I sounding pitiful enough yet?)

You would absolutely laugh at me

if you knew what the temperatures were like

here where I live....

in the sunny south....

(head hanging down...)

But I am coping well

(I know you are relieved)

and

I have adopted a routine

that helps.

I make

many

cups of coffee for

me and my sweetie...

I love a good French Press..

which in itself sounds

slightly sexual...

it's not.

Here is what it actually is...

You start with

the carafe, coffee

and hot water.

Simple is good.

Stir it up..

Put the lid on...

Wait...

While waiting...you can prepare your cups....

Once you have waited about 3-5 minutes,

press the plunger down..

and pour out that hot brown goodness..

Add additives as needed..

And enjoy...

warm..

actually, hot...

cradle that mug close and

enjoy the snuggly warmth..

and

feel the little

pick me up that the caffeine

imparts...

smiles.

Oh, yeah...

that is a cozy that I made out of

left overs from Christmas projects..

it keeps my French Press warm.