Cold and grey this morning, after temps dipped toes in the 20s F overnight. Dawn came on slowly, blocked by a lot of cloud cover, and it's windy. I woke this morning around 6, and there was no hint of day except where the clouds were a bit ragged at the hem. I got up and first thing turned up the thermostat, going slowly, just to the point where I hear the furnace gasp into action. It's warm in here now, a couple of hours later. Pixiechops was meowing softly but persistantly, to get my... Sign in to see full entry.