Here is my contribution to this week’s SYW from pensitivity100

1. Do you use an air freshener in your home? If so, do you prefer a solid gel, spray, timed release, potpourri or something else?

I use an air freshener spray in the bathroom. 

Sometimes I use a diffuser in the living area. You place a few drops of essential oil in water and the diffuser breaks them down into smaller particles and disperses them into the air giving your home a pleasant aroma. The oils are supposed to be calming too. 

2.  When good weather permits, do you open your windows to let in the fresh air?

Yes, all our windows are open during the summer months. We open the windows at the entrance of the house and also the sliding door that opens onto our back garden – this gives a lovely through draft which keeps the house cool.

3.  With the extreme variants in weather these days, do you feel the cold in the Winter months?

I have found that winters get colder every year. I am not sure that temperatures are actually dropping or whether age is preventing me from dealing with cold. 

At the moment it is summer in South Africa. I find that the warmest months these days are from January to the end of March. I prefer the heat to the cold.

4.  Which would you prefer………..
to curl up in front of a log fire or log burner, turn the heating up, or go to bed early with extra blankets

I really enjoy a wood-burning stove during winter. We usually light our in the early afternoon and then go to bed early. We have an electric blanket and a down duvet. The blanket is switched off once the bird has warmed up.

Gratitude:
From time to time, I find some wonderful Memes on other blogging sites and I will include them here. Forgive me if I cannot remember where I first saw them, but thank you.

Great meme. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all be like that toward each other?