So far this winter has been great. When it rains it is in the forties. Then, on the really chilly days it has been very sunny. The Weather Channel keeps us informed of the various named winter storms...

It’s been interesting to predict this winter’s weather. We seem to jump around between wet and warm to sunny and freezing. Some days I am digging into ground and then busting ice on my...

 Here it is the first day of a brand new year. The day was simply beautiful, up into the 50s and sunny. I puttered around outdoors trying to make sense of my year. There are areas that bespeak...

How fun it was to wake up Christmas Eve morning to a tiny dusting of snow. I’m not sure one would call it a white Christmas but it was pretty close. It’s been years, I believe, since we...

Brr! It was so chilly on Tuesday that I stayed indoors all day and did nothing but load the woodstove. Nothing is quite as comfortable as a wood fire. On Monday, I know it was going to turn cold so...

I do not mind cold weather. I spend a good part of the day outdoors no matter the weather. As I’ve said many times–there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing. A good set of...

Last rainy, chilly Sunday I chained myself to my desk. I needed to tend to some long-neglected paperwork. I am fond of rainy Sundays. It is an opportunity to get some affairs in order for the coming...

I do not recall Thanksgiving Day being so cold as this past week. This is only, of course, in Vineyard memory. Thanksgiving in Rew, Pa. was another story. We always went down the valley to...

It was mighty chilly at the end of last week. In fact, we finally had a proper freeze. Sadly, all the plectranthus are dead. They had survived a first few frosts and still looked fabulous. The...

Here it is — a rainy Tuesday afternoon. I just came indoors from an NPR driveway moment. They were talking with people who had just survived the evacuations in fire-ravaged California. My...