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| view from our window |
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| Cef (Jeff) in turban |
Thursday night and Friday we had snow (or kar in Turkish) for 24 hours straight! And on top of that, we are facing a week of sub-freezing temperatures. As this might be my only opportunity to experience a whole winter like this (and since we don’t have a car here), I am doing best to embrace the elements. I got my start by reading the Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk’s novel Snow (or Kar in Turkish). It’s about a young poet (named Ka) who finds himself in the city of Kars (do you get a theme here?) isolated from the rest of the world due to a snowstorm. Although I don’t feel isolated, I certainly identify with his looking out of the window and seeing it snowing all of the time. And in addition to reading, I have bought the following in the past few weeks: winter coat, wool socks, 3 pairs of gloves and mittens, 2 pairs of glove/mitten warmers (they go on top of the hand part of the gloves/mittens), 4 winter hats, a complete set of long underwear, 1 pair of Uggs, and 1 pair of boots. My husband, always the sartorial dresser, has added to his wardrobe: countless sweaters, 1 pair of gloves, 1 set of long underwear, 1 pair of boots, 2 hats, 1 turban (I'm not kidding -- see above pixture!), and 9 scarves. Do you think we have winter on our minds?? We will NEVER, EVER complain again about winter in Charleston!
