Old Age Makes Hometown Feel Colder

Has the Fat Layer Under My Skin Thinned Out?

Thankfully, I happened to have this incredibly warm coat with me when I visited my hometown on the shores of Lake Erie during a cold week this spring. Photo by R. Wayne

My grandfather was a highly frugal man. He never owned a car and vegetable gardened into his 80s. He made beautifully crafted wooden furniture, watched every penny, and walked to work for 40 some years. But when he was elderly, he heated his house in his northern city like a sauna during the winter. And he still wore cardigan…