All right I know the daily fluctuations have nothing to do with it but why is it getting so damn cold? I managed to walk the dog for an hour today, but it took me ten minutes to get dressed. I finished up in the fur hat I bought in Prague – feeling guilty because when would one wear such a thing in Hong Kong? I also dug out the gloves I wear on winter trips to Beijing and suchlike places where snow is expected. A kind friend had given me a beautiful lined dogwalking coat, which I thought might be in the same category as the Prague hat, but it was just the ticket. The overall effect was not fashion statement, but it worked.
The distressing weather has brought one unprecedented event. We bought a coat for the dog. I have been giggling at the displays of dog coats in our local department store for ages. But what can you do? He’s OK if it’s dry but if walked in the rain he comes back looking like a drowned rat. And he doesn’t like being towelled. So now he has a rather snazzy mac in pale yellow. It doesn’t seem to bother him but I feel … conspicuous. All the other dogs are wearing coats except Christie, who is so hairy she looks like a Polar Bear already. It is too cold for them and it is too cold for me. Could someone tap the Observatory?
tim's experiment 
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