I know it will not last but I’m enjoying looking out the window on Tuesday afternoon and seeing the first real snow of the winter. The birds are busy at the feeder and very few cars and trucks...

Monday and Tuesday were proof positive of Vineyard living at its finest. Both days were sunny and warm bursting with the promise of spring. My 89-year-old great aunt, Margaret, sold her house in the...

I definitely would hate to live in the upper Midwest this week. The reports of 50 below zero wind chills are impossible to imagine. It’s downright cold enough here on the Vineyard....

Brrr, I’m not a big fan of single digits. This winter has been fairly mild up to this point so last Monday morning’s two degrees was a rude awakening. I’m pretty hardy. Rew, Pa....

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...