heat

We transitioned into autumn pretty quickly here in Portland. It seemed like one day we had bright, sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s and 90s, and then the next it's dark and damp and chilly.

The weather was one of the reasons I moved to the Pacific Northwest. I like grey skies and rain, so that part suits me just fine. But the temperature seemed to drop more quickly than normal.

I've been sitting here in my home office, drinking hot chocolate and wearing a fleece vest over my sweater, over my base layer of clothing -- and wondering why I'm so chilly. Then I checked the thermostat. It's only 57 degrees (F) inside my house.

No wonder the critters have been so cuddly lately.

As much as I dislike, in principle, the idea of turning on the heat in only the first week of October, I might have to give in on this one.