Good morning!!!!

[Bird]

As you age you will find it harder to live in that low temperature.

Yep, our thermostat stays on 76, my wife sits on the sofa under a blanket and I sit in a recliner under the ceiling fan.:laughing:

 

[jbrumberg]

I notice the cold more in my extremities, and the gloves go on quicker.

I am much more cold tolerant than heat tolerant.

Wifey's in her lair in the living room near the wood stove and it's probably close to 80F. I am at the computer station at the farthest part of the downstairs living area ad it is a comfortable 71F in a long sleeve polypro shirt.

I will post that there are times that wood stove heat feels really good.

 

[LouNY]

The coal insert cooking away and cozy 74F sitting here in my shirt sleeves and enjoying

 

[Bird]

I am much more cold tolerant than heat tolerant.

Me, too, as long as the "cold" is above freezing. I'd love for the temperature to always stay at 40 to 50 degrees fahrenheit.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Here is another new fact of the day from Julieanne Hever's book "Idiots Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition". (second edition) (She held cooking classes on the Cruise.)

"In one clinical study, a single serving of Brazil nuts (20 grams or approximately 4 nuts), significantly lowered LDL-c ("bad" cholesterol) and raised HDL-c ("good" cholesterol) within 9 hours of consumption, and these new levels remained for 30 days."

Another source.

Four Brazil Nuts Once a Month… | NutritionFacts.org

Looks promising!

 

[newbury]

Another source.

Four Brazil Nuts Once a Month… | NutritionFacts.org

Looks promising!

Just ordered 5 pounds from Blain's Farm and Fleet. Should last a while

 

[Buppies]

We keep the house in the winter at 69 summer 69 just where we feel most comfortable and as we replace windows and doors house becomes more efficient

 

[RedNeckGeek]

Just ordered 5 pounds from Blain's Farm and Fleet. Should last a while

I opted for a 10 oz. package, as they tend to go rancid if not kept cold. Mine'll be in refrigerator, unless I can find somewhere that it's OK to put them in the freezer.

It'll be interesting to see how many nuts come in that 10 oz. bag. Could easily amount to a full year supply!

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I try to keep this place at a steady 77F year round. Sometimes the stove gets a little hot it'll shoot up to the mid 80s. If it was summertime, I'd be running the AC, but since it's winter for some reason it feels good and, so far at least, I haven't been tempted to open any windows.:laughing:

But I also find myself taking longer to acclimate to the changes between winter and summer temperatures. Seems like just about the time I start getting comfortable with the colder temps in winter, it starts warming up. So I always feel like I'm a month or six weeks behind.:confused2:

 

[lostcreekranch]

Just ordered 5 pounds from Blain's Farm and Fleet. Should last a while

At four per month won’t they get stale, rancid? I’m looking for a source of very small quantities. Like a place selling them 4 at a time?

I wonder if it matters how they’re processed? Roasted, dry roasted, salted, not salted?