Brrrr...

It sure has been cold here. Well, cold for here. Not really that cold. When we were up in Anderson Valley (drinking wine and taking pictures of old trucks) it got down to 17 degrees, which is SHOCKING to Californians (and surprising even to us!) Check out Mrs. Duck walking on the frozen pond at Lazy Creek Vineyards. I bet she was also surprised.

That night when we returned to the hotel -- our room was FREEZING. Turns out the radiator didn't quite um, heat up so we just jumped into bed with our socks on and huddled together for warmth. The next day we discovered that other hotel guests had requested space heaters. Doh! Ah well, huddling together for warmth isn't such a bad deal.

The weather was beautiful -- crisp, clear and almost like winter. It is January, isn't it? However, the oranges, lemons & avocados are super pissed off. We will certainly pay for their ire at the supermarket. Revenge of the citrus.

The other plus of this cold snap is that all the dogs in our neighborhood are wearing jackets. I'll have to hang out on a corner w/ my camera and take a picture of one of them in a sweater.