Snow

view from our window

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!