I am not always a fan of firsts. First day of school? I was the mother thinking, "Yes, you look adorable lugging that crisp oversized backpack on your tiny shoulders and looking at me with that big missing-tooth smile, but wouldn't you like to stay home with me a few more years? I can teach [...]
We talk a lot about the "feels like" temperature around here, because not knowing the difference between air temperature and wind chill could cost you a couple of digits or a nose. On Monday, for instance, the air temperature when I woke up read a balmy -8 degrees, but the "feels like" temperature, thanks to [...]
The older I get the more I appreciate the winter solstice. I love that it arrives so early in winter and offers us such a consistent example of hope. Before we even get a chance to get frustrated by the ice and wind, we already know it won't last. The temperature may dip low, but [...]
A little over seven inches of snow and single digit weather might seem like an opportunity for outdoor fun to those of us living in cold weather states. But, what if your city had no plows? And you didn’t own a shovel? Or a four-wheel drive vehicle? And you lost power? Then water? That’s what [...]
I love a good walk with a friend, especially these days when those soothing balms of socialization have become a little trickier to apply. We tramp off, mostly toward the river, and unburden ourselves of adulthood while we breathe in good, clean air. Walks with friends provide the perfect antidote to whatever life throws your [...]