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Well, it's about 15 C. here, colder in my den in the basement. Pity we can't split the difference. I need a new bathrobe - this one insulates poorly, maybe better if I washed it once in a while?

In summer we sweat, in winter we shiver.

Like @lobster and @Jeroen, we sleep on the floor. The reason has little to do with the precepts, more to do with dogs. When we had 5 dogs, all of them slept on the bed and sometimes a dog would roll over and fall off the edge of the bed onto the floor, dragging all the blankets along with her. Sick and tired of having to remake the bed at 3 or 4 in the morning, we got rid of the bedframe and box springs, and put the mattress on the floor. No more problems. The tradition has persisted, despite being down to one dog who never falls off the bed but sleeps sprawled in the middle. I think if we had a bedframe, it would be us falling off the bed, not the dog. The Dharma works in mysterious ways.

Also, being used to the heat makes it seem less hot,>

When I lived in Arizona, it seemed odd to me that people would rave about the wonderful climate, yet spent most of their time in air conditioned cars and buildings, or else scampering from one to the other. I really liked the heat, the heat was my friend. In Alaska, I'm cold all the time, even in summer - except for the meager handful of days when the temp rises to somewhere near 21C. Had more of those days than usual this year, but not enough. I'm waiting for the day when the climate warms enough to allow reptiles, amphibians, and large showy insects - rather than all these pesky little gnats and mosquitos - to live and thrive here.

@lobster said:
everything and everywhere is our training area

That reminds me of this… although for lobster it would have to be him and his shadow…