How to stay warm in the winter:
Option One: Hats and scarves!
I must have about a billion scarves (and lots of winter hats as well). To me, scarves are the only fun part of cold weather. Otherwise I’d be happy if it were 75 degrees all year long.
And they double as photography props, like in this oatmeal photo.
But there is another way to stay warm…
Option Two: Henry and Batman choose to park their butts in front of the heat dish.
All. Day. Long.
They even exercise in front of it:
Strrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrretch!
(Henry is very good at downward facing dog.)
Batman is just very good at being cute.
I haven’t been posting many photos of them lately, because they live at my parents’ house and I often forget to bring my camera when I visit. But they’re just as adorable as always!
Option Three: Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl.
It’s one of my favorite warm breakfasts, and it tastes especially good with raisins. Or chocolate chips, of course! I’d share with Batman and Henry… however, they won’t even leave the heat dish for food. Their hierarchy: heat > food > walks > everything else.
Question of the Day:
Do you like scarves? And winter hats?
Tomorrow: Another way to stay warm… A chocolate way 
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Katie, you look absolutely beautiful in that photo!!!
Aww thank you!!
I’m a knitter and have a box packed with hats and scarves, LOVE EM! Being in Connecticut, tempeture changes day to day….gotta love New Englad weather….must be prepared for anything.
You’re dogs are so cute!!!!!! I have a heat dish too….I like to set it up so if i’m sitting on the couch i stay nice and warm. One of my dogs like to “sit” next to me….Back legs on the couch in “sitting” position…front legs standing on the floor RIGHT IN FRONT of the heater so she gets ALL the heat, and i get none. lol….i think i’m going to break down and get a second heat dish so i can get some heat too.
I don’t look good in all hats but I really love a nice warm knit toque (or beanie in the US). And scarves are lovely, my favourite part of every season – light or heavy scarves, all work! I love how you used them as photography props – great trick – thanks!
Love hats @ scarves but I wouldn’t complain if it was warm and I didn’t get to wear them! 🙂
I hate scarfs I feel like I’m choking. Love hats especially when I’m having a bad hair day!
I’d agree… chocolate cures all illnesses, fixes all problems, and makes the world a better place. I’ve actually never had coconut milk before. I do have coconut oil, though I haven’t used it much since purchasing it (I always forget about it in the back of my pantry). What are the nutritional benefits of coconut milk?
Dogs in front of such an open space heater makes me VERY nervous. Be super careful…wagging tails and all!!!!
I love hats and scarves- but I hate the static that comes along with them! Do you have any alternate recipes for the pumpkin bread- it sounds like a great idea… but I absolutely hate pumpkin 🙁
Try the banana version linked on that page 🙂
My cat likes to park herself in front of the heater, too. Ha-ha, she’s very much into herself. 😉
I love scarves of all kinds! I realized recently that I wear them so much that my students freak out when I don’t have one on 🙂
I was just going through some of your archives to see if I’ve missed any recipes lately (I try to make one of your desserts at least once a week) and I ran across this post – I have to say, your pic with your hat, scarf and sunglasses is just too fabulous! You are too cute! 🙂
Keep these awesome recipes coming – they really fix my sweet tooth…AND the fact that I can get my husband and kiddos to eat these “healthy desserts” is an added bonus!
My all time favorite cookies are sugar cookies and butter cookies – do you have anything in your “recipe repertoire” that is a healthier version of those 2 evil cookies?
All the best,
Christina
I do have sugar cookies! https://lett-trim.today/2011/12/01/healthy-sugar-cookies/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Don’t know what a butter cookie is… I’ll have to google it! 🙂