Winter

On a cold, cloudy, snowy, New England winter day — let's face it, pretty typical here from November through March — there's nothing that sounds better to me than having a roaring fire in the fireplace, the family nice and cozy,...

With the temperatures dropping and the days growing shorter, it's clear that, as Jon Snow said in that foreboding brogue, "Winter is coming." And when facing that (ahem) cold truth, we can either run away like the white walkers...

It's hard to feel hot when you're freezing. It doesn't get much grittier than a Boston winter. As a born-and-bred Texan, I admit I have some seriously thin blood. I'm the girl in the parka if it's below 55ºF. But...

I am a horrible Bostonian — I hate winter. I do not want to ski. I do not want to skate on Frog Pond. If it never snowed again, that would be perfectly fine with me. From December to...

Being born and raised in New England (I've never lived anywhere else!), I have experienced some of the brutal winters this area has to offer. Add kids to the mix, and snow storms can be more than a bit of...

I hate to even remind you — it is July, after all — about how epic last winter was. Truly the biggest snowfall. Ever. I can see already that everyone in these parts is enjoying summer like never before. We all...

Some day I’m going to look back at the first few months of Anna’s life and laugh with her. We’ll talk about how it was a record-breaking winter for Boston, how her dog Abby LOVED her first (and second...