We have a secret up here and I am going to tell it to you now. Winter has a smell. So does snow. Yes it really does. They are perfectly distinct one from another. Winter…
The first year we moved up here these deep snows scared me. I wondered how would we ever manage to shovel it all, (We wouldn’t) How would we get out? (We didn’t need to) How…
Have you ever seen a snow tornado? We had a humongous ice storm up here Tuesday night and then the second wave hit yesterday. The winds were whipping the snow around and you could look…
The ancient alchemists believed that your material goes black just before it turns to gold. That has always helped me in times of deep despair. Remembering that the most absorbing blackness comes before just the…
It’s too cold and the darkness is unforgiving and the days end way too fast. Spring is sweet. It is the newborn baby season and summer is the teenage season. That one is all about…
Who decided to make it January? It has been snowing a little bit most days now for more than a week. We are keeping the fire going and the wood closet full. Temperatures hit the…
Winter has come knocking at our door again. I know for sure because the temperature was in the teens which is a good first sign. But the real way I know is that the plow…
