The weather remains cold here, and yesterday brought a good 3 inches of snow. Thankfully, yesterday also brought a new, warm 3-in-1 Wildcat Parka from L.L.Bean. Yay! It has a removable fleece layer and is supposed to keep me warm to -20 degrees Farenheight, and does not turn to cardboard as did my last coat. With my facemask from REI and hat and gloves and boots, I stand a good chance of surviving another Wisconsin Winter.

Also a new winter apparel arrival is Laura's new fleece pillbox hat. We saw a few this weekend at REI for a rather high $25 (some in the ever-fashionable leopard print :) ), so Laura gave it a go on the sewing machine once we got home. Her dark green tartan hat now provides stretchy-warm comfort on the walks to and from the bus stations; yay sewing machine!