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Back in January, I blogged in  Snowstorms and Squirrels Nests about a remarkable squirrels nest that was in a tree in the back-yard. Unfortunately, I have to report that the squirrels nest did not make it through the winter.  Two weeks ago it had … Continue reading →

They decided to leave her bedroom just as it was on that day in August. They didn’t say anything openly about it, they just tacitly agreed and left the room alone. Not a thing had been moved or changed. He … Continue reading →

The last week of winter is finally upon us.  Winter still has us in its icy grip, but the calendar says it has to let go sometime.   With each moment, the earth moves inexorably in its orbit around the sun toward the vernal equinox. … Continue reading →

In the February of my mind, it is always winter, a timeless place. The days blur together with nothing to differentiate them. Whether it is near the start or end of the month, it doesn’t matter. It is always just … Continue reading →

Yet another Blizzard has walloped Boston. I have reconciled myself to the new reality: I live in ski country. To say we are snowed in is an understatement. We are several snowstorms past too much snow. A hard, bad winter’s … Continue reading →

It has been the snowiest week in Boston (recorded) history and things are getting desperate. West Roxbury. Monday morning, February 2, 2015, I was standing at the bus stop in another hellacious, blinding snowstorm.   The snow was coming down sideways in stinging, … Continue reading →

There’s an old New England saying: You can tell how bad the winter will be by how high the squirrels make their nests. That’s why I got worried when I saw this particular squirrel’s nest in the tree behind our house. I first … Continue reading →

Nothing says Winter like a January evening with sleet and snow. I’m reading Crime and Punishment during my commute these days. And on this particular wintry night, I think sometimes, my life is like a Russian Novel. It’s five o’clock. … Continue reading →

2014. It was the best of years. It was the worst of years. It was a dark and stormy year. It was a year that, I found myself lost in dark wood, unsure of which way to go. It was a year … Continue reading →

It is Christmas Eve.  Tomorrow I’ll go and celebrate Christmas with my family but tonight, I am home alone with my two cats. They have both passed out. I thought they were going to stay up and see Santa. I … Continue reading →