Yesterday morning, I watched the news scroll across my screen and realized I was facing a snow emergency so severe it made me slightly late for work. The forecast for today, a high of 59 with showers, followed by 13 straight days of no precipitation, meant I needed to move quickly if I wanted to [...]
Magic happens when you wake up on a leisurely Saturday morning and discover the greatest winter gift of a Midwestern childhood -- packy snow. By Saturday evening our neighborhood looked like a George Lucas snow globe. One family spent the day building a giant snow arch for the mailman, and another built a castle and [...]
I had everything I needed for my trip to the sled hill yesterday -- a fresh layer of snow, boots, mittens, and a variety of sleds. I just needed some kids to race me down the hill. So, I borrowed some from a friend of mine and we celebrated the first day of March in [...]