I talk to the trees, but they don't put me away. [Clint Eastwood, before he was tough].
I talk to the trees, but they don't put me away. [Clint, before he was tough].
Ice Man in the 50s
Our ice man used to wear a sack over his shoulders and back to help keep himself drier and warmer. [I wonder what became of those large old ice tongs]. He became our woodman [open fireplaces then] in winter.
Autumns Chill
It's my favourite time of the year; cool to cold weather, when one can enjoy hot meals [especially soups] in a warm, safe home, and snuggle down to sleep at bedtime, perhaps with an electric blanket.