WINTER COATS?

When Brian and I started our travels we went through all of our clothes and reduced what we had.  We decided we will no longer need heavy sweatshirts, sweaters, boots, gloves and most of all winter coats.

Our first winter was a huge mistake getting rid of all that since we got stuck in an horrible ice storm near Hot Spring AR.  We had to go buy once again gloves and hats.  But we refuse to buy a winter coat. 

After that bad experience we decided that thereafter all of our winters would be in the southern warmer states.  One year we traveled around parts of Louisiana and although we never had ice, when it rained it was very cold and damp.  Then we ended up in Northern Texas and once again in the cold and yet once again, we refuse to buy a winter coat…

Here we are again facing cold weather at least until Christmas time and we still refuse to buy that winter coat.  So how we do stay warm?  layers of clothing.  We wear t-shirts with long sleeve shirts.  When we go outdoors we put on our hooded sweatshirts and then our windbreaker/rain coats.  We did break down this year and bought stocking hats.

Now our Miniature Pincher, Leah Kay-well that’s a different story.  She’s ready for any type of weather that may come her way:

she has rain coat,

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A summer dress,

A spring/fall type coat,

Somehow along the way we recently have lost the coat that is shown up above.  That was mine and I think Leah’s too favorite coat of all.  So now I must make her another new coat to keep her warm. 

and for really cold days just about everything gets covered up!

and now she owns a Christmas coat;

With the exception of the rain coat, I have made all of her coats, so that way I know for sure she will stay nice and warm on these cold days when out walking.