I went to my cottage in late October to close it up for the winter.

It was cold that week! The house isn’t insulated, and the only options for heating are an open fireplace (which lets most of the energy escape up the chimney) and a kerosene heater that is inadequate for the large open living space. And neither can offset the gaps in the windows! So, whenever I wasn’t out doing chores, my world diminished to a tiny 8×8 bedroom.

One evening, I got a hockey game going quietly on the iPad and brought the guitar in from the cold living room. After it warmed up, this song is what came out.