9 ways from Ukrainian grandmothers

Keep One Room Warm Without Electricity

In the blackout winters I learned again what my grandmother knew: you do not heat a house, you keep one room and the people in it warm. Here is all of it on one list. Keep it in your warm room.

with love, Maria

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  • Choose one warm room
  • Everyone in one room
  • A blanket over the door
  • Towel on the sill, curtains at dusk
  • Seal the window frame
  • Cover the floor
  • A foot away from cold walls
  • When the power comes back, heat water
  • A house inside the house

I will write to you when my book of my grandmother's ways is ready. Nothing else, and you can leave any time.

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