The New New Thing

The fall weather here has been beautiful during the day but pretty cold at night.  And in an old stone house with no central heating, it can get downright nippy by bedtime.  Lately it’s been painful to get into bed, kind of like jumping into a chilly swimming pool.  Eventually you warm up but those first few minutes – whoa!

 

We decided to check in town for something to help with the cold beds.  Certainly the French would have some advanced technology to help us out.  After all, this is the country that gave us antibiotics, the calculator and the Etch-A-Sketch.  And if you want to talk about cutting-edge technology, remember who invented the guillotine.

Luckily, one of the local shops had just the thing, some new-fangled contraption called a bouillotte.  It’s simple to use, inexpensive, and very eco-friendly.  And we could get them in Stanford colors!  I hope we can find them at home someday.

What will they think of next?

KVS