My daylight savings time rationale, as I somewhat flippantly described to my daughter, totally blew up in my face.  Not only did we lose an hour of sleep, but we were subsequently rewarded with yet another snow storm.  Spring seems…

The lifted and gnarled ridges of snow and ice appeared like great heaving scars across the landscape – painful and raw.  The small respite from freezing temperatures had melted the snow, morphing it into strange undulations, frozen in place by the icy,…

The birdsong?  What happened to the birdsong?  Were they not singing and perhaps giggling at our misfortune?  Stupid birds.  They were mocking us at best and warning us at worst.  Spring is clearly for the birds…not for us. We’re in…

Have we officially broken the cycle of snow followed by sub-zero temperatures?  Is something new and exciting afoot?  Could it be that Spring landed a solid punch, catching Winter off guard?  Has the struggle begun?  According to the extended forecast,…

These sunny days are killers.  Sure, they look benign enough, and for a moment, lift the spirits, until you have to walk outside.  They are nothing short of brutal and misleading, which just seems cruel.  At this point, I’ll take…

This has been a winter to remember.  I say this with some diplomacy as there are certainly better adjectives I could use, but this is a respectful blog, so I’ll leave it at that.  I will say, however, that I…

January can be a particularly difficult time, especially when the weather is as brutal as it has been and knowing we have, minimally, another two months ahead.  Winter blues and cabin fever can wreak havoc on our psyches, so breathe some life into…

This is the part of winter I dread most – dirty, melting snow atop muddy, dinted grass.  It’s truly gray and dreary, and ugly.  Everything looks as if it needs to be dusted, swept, hosed down, bleached.  It weighs heavily…

Good bye holidays and welcome 2014!  I have a feeling it’s going to be a good year.  In fact, as we met and served breakfast to the guests at the DuPage P.A.D.S. program on new year’s morning, more than one…

The horizon line began to fade as stars twinkled above the land and beneath the heavens, shimmering against the darkened, night sky and newly driven snow.  Trees maintained their stature and poise under nature’s weighty adornment, dressed with festive appeal.  The…