The freeze warning for last night was cancelled, but the winds persisted yesterday evening and overnight. A few sun shade cloths were blown off the backyard fence. It was ideal weather to air out the house as the air inside was warm and stuffy.
I met my neighbors Brittany and Dale yesterday evening. She had found Fritz' collar on her property and texted me. She wasn't angry at all for his trespassing and we had a nice conversation. They have a potpellied pig and a dog and both are in their yard He had been missing that collar for about two weeks but I simply thought it was lost during a regular dog tussle. Plastic latches aren't durable.
I had both front and back doors open, and the cold air woke me up just before 2am to let everyone back in.
It was noticably colder inside when I got up at 6:30am, The thermostat read 60F inside and 40F outside. By 10am it had warmed up to 65F outside, and the dogs seem most comfortable with that.
One thing I will need more of are 5x7 rugs, so that the path to my morning shower isn't too cold for my feet.