Light and space-saving yet toasty warm, the inexpensive cardigans and shells I picked up on sale for about $99 each at J. Crew and Banana Republic a couple of seasons ago have seen me stylishly through chilly spells in London and San Francisco.
SRC director general Fiona Moriarty said last month's chilly conditions spelled bad news for fashion retailers, putting demand for the new season's clothing and footwear ranges on ice for much of the month.
Anyway, now that we're in the second year running in which months we think of as summer have had long spells of chilly, wet weather, people have started talking about "summer" in the same knowing, yeah-right tone they use for the tooth fairy, or for José Mourinho's newfound humility.
Chiles -- spelled "chillis" or "chillies" in Pac-Rim countries -- are native to South America and the Caribbean, where they've been cultivated for more than 5,000 years.
The southwest is prone to long dry spells, high winds and very chilly nights.
A warm January, a chilly start to spring, an early-April hot spell complete with brush-fire outbreaks, and now, freezing winds driving the rain into the sockets of your skull.
"Ever wonder why office" is spelled "off-ICE?" Antonia Townsend, one of the chilly ones, asked me in an e-mail message.
The address, focused on the spill, received chilly reviews and anything less from yesterday's meeting could have spelled political disaster for the White House.
