South Philly Rowhouse

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Originally uploaded by lb_philly.

This is grander than most, and obviously well-maintained. More than I can say about the door to its left. Damn taggers. I saw this while biking back from an unproductive run to The Craft Shoppe by the Delaware on Saturday. It faces a small city park.

Last I looked, the thermometer outside the kitchen window said 14F. Winds are supposed to gust between 25 and 45 mph. And I have a full set of rounds to make on foot and on the bus.

At least the sun is shining.

Fleeced and loving it!

It was as bone-chilling as advertised this afternoon, with another complexity.

I had several errands to run, each of which would keep me inside for ten or fifteen minutes.

To go from Point A to Point B, I needed my big old parka plus scarf, gloves, etc.

Once inside Point B, even with scarf, gloves, etc. off and parka unzipped, I got all toasty sweaty right quick.

Lather, rinse, repeat for [counts on fingers] five stops plus three bus rides punctuated by a ten minute wait in a howling gale.

Result? I got home with my sweaty self chilled down to a shiver.

But I don't care any more. I'm in warm dry clothes, plus a sweater, plus a fleece shawl, plus a fleece lap robe. The fact that my office is 62F and drafty doesn't bother me a bit. I can warm my hands on a mug of steaming coffee.

This fleece lap robe, $3.99 at the Wal*Mart, may turn out to be one of the season's best investments. It's cheap, it keeps me warm, and it's precisely the color of the prevailing animal hair.