Winter is here and it’s a cold one this year. While everyone in the northern hemisphere is getting out of the cold, we are getting into it. Antananarivo is unlike the other cities in Madagascar, especially the ones on the coast. Over there, it’s the same weather all year round. In Antananarivo, we get cold winters and hot summers since we are high in altitude. For example, yesterday it was about 10 degrees outside, and not much more inside since the houses are neither isolated nor heated. We have a chimney at our house. When we were visiting the house it was one of the reasons I wanted to move there. But when winter came and we wanted to light the chimney the owner said that we can’t because it doesn’t work! What a bummer! Yesterday, I spend all evening wrapped in a blanket because I was shivering otherwise. I have to go talk to the owner to see if he can do something about it. I can’t imagine myself freezing like this until September!
Linda, have you read “The Afghan”? If not, don’t bother. I have started another book by P.D James “Death by Holy Orders”, so far it’s pretty good. It’s a whodunit, keeps you on the edge. What have you read so far?
