I was hoping for some cold weather, and boy, do we ever have it today! It’s in the upper 30’s still, but the winds are so high that the wind chill factor is in the 20’s and headed south. I just brought my amaryllis and other tender plants into the little sunroom off the garage. It’s nice having that; some of the plants can probably stay there the rest of the winter if I remember to water them.

Ed and I tried to do a little Christmas shopping earlier, until his (I thought) whining about being cold turned into a very real onslaught of something that turned into shaking chills and nausea. He is in bed now, chills having turned into sweats. Unfortunately, he just got back from Mexico and fears food poisoning from some lettuce he accidentally ate on a tostada. I hope it’s something fleeting, as he hasn’t done any Christmas preparations. I will try to wrap up the Christmas shopping tomorrow assuming he can be left alone. Just as well staying in this afternoon in this weather.