Johanna writes: <<The windchill here doesn't usually get really ferocious, but my ears get cold easily even under my hair, and when the wind gets into them, I get instant earaches/sore throats, etc. >>
I'm getting more sensitive to cold (also to heat--but at least when it's cold you can add more layers :) and find that my ears yell at me when they're not covered appropriately. I've taken to wearing my angora 'headband' under my hat if the windchill looks like it will be below about 20 F (yes, Ron, I know that's not cold at all by your standards :) It stays in place pretty well, and keeps my ears toasty. It's an easy strip of garter stitch, made just long enough to reach around your head when slightly stretched, then the ends are sewn or grafted together. You could do it out of wool, too, though angora is ideal thanks to its soft, lightweight, non-bulky warmth. I've seen commercially made ones that are wider at the forehead and ear, narrower in the back, but I haven't had problems with mine riding up in back without bothering about shaping it. Holly glad to have gotten the plow back on the truck yesterday--funny how much harder it was than the old one, in spite of its 'automatic' hitch arrangement :) To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
