Is there anything more grim than a bitter cold, brown December with no snow? Of course there is, and I’m grateful we’re not living in an earthquake zone or tsunami territory or a malaria-infested swamp. But I am hard-pressed to feel enthusiastic about the holidaze in this weather. Most afternoons, the girls refuse to leave [...]
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The Dark Season
October 18th, 2009 1 Comment
Give me October in Vermont and I’ll give you apple-picking, leaf-raking, and blazing orange-red hills. I’ll also give you 35 degrees and raining. This morning I manhandled A. into her winter parka and physically pushed her out the door. She was refusing to go outside due to the cold, and I was having an [...]
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Cabin Fever
February 28th, 2009 3 Comments
I used to be a winter person. One of those cheerful types who rejoiced at every blizzard, relished the extreme cold, and jumped at the chance to shovel the roof. When others lamented the harsh weather, I inwardly rolled my eyes– why didn’t they move to Florida and stop complaining? I cross-country skied, snow-shoed, telemarked, [...]