“Getting exercise during cold weather is a challenge”

Mary Wakefield Buxton

URBANNA — It’s been a few years since Middlesex County has suffered such a cold winter. It seems these last few weeks, no matter how many sweaters I had on, I still felt cold.

And that’s indoors. Going outdoors was unbearable when those 20 degree days arrived and there was a wicked wind blowing in on Kent Street off the Rappahannock River.

Brrr. But I still went out every day with Dandy to walk around the block. One would think an alien from Mars was in town the way I was dressed; parka, furry hat, scarf, sun visor, goggle sized sunglasses, mittens, slacks and wool knee socks. And heavy boots if sleet or snow was on the ground.

Mary Wakefield Buxton
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“One Woman’s Opinion” served as a special feature of the Southside Sentinel for four decades, written by the late Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column for the Sentinel, she is also author of 15 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia.