Dang cold. -32 at our house last night, actually around 5 am. this morning.
Glad to be in by the fire; spinning, knitting and having tea. Too cold to go play outside, it has warmed up to about 9 degrees, but still too cold for me now. For what ever reason, this year my raynauds disease is back. Mostly in a couple of fingers on my right hand and my right toes.
My girls say that I have little troll toes, and I am sure they will give me flack for putting this picture up, but this is what they look like when they get painful. My hands will do the same thing, the fingers and thumbs will get red, but the rest of the hands will stay normal color. I don’t get blue or white, I go straight to red.
And it hurts. A ton. I was out on a farm the other day and as soon as I feel the pain start, I have to get out of the cold or else I will have real trouble down the road. The farmer gave me crap about my boots being rubber and I should dress better for the weather.
I have a pair of Bogs and I like them. Brown half-high boots with pink, purple and green circles on them called Circlescape. They are rated to be good to -35 below zero, so if my feet are cold then it is my feet, not my boots. I called the company to double check on the temperature and yes they are 100% covered for life. Even if I decontaminate my boots in disinfectant at farms, the boots are covered to hold up. And they don’t stink and they are HALF the price of Muck boots.
I just wish I gotten the taller pair.
A little note on the raynauds, I have had it off and on all of my life. I can go several years without having any issues, then all of a sudden will have it again. I first noticed it coming back this summer. I am not trying to be a cry head or anything, but it is a drag when going outside can be painful. Even if you know how to dress for -32 below zero.
