Monthly Archives: December 2016

This is an indestructible dog toy. I should not say that. The manufacturer is quick to add that no dog is indestructible: these are just better-made and more dog-resistant at most. For those of you who do not have dogs, … Continue reading →

I woke up this morning and my world was swaddled in snow. What little traffic passed by on the street was muffled and tufts of sticky snow clung to the trees. I thought to myself, “another snow day.” Snow days … Continue reading →

We put up the tree last weekend. We were snowed in from Wednesday afternoon to the following Tuesday (we did make a brief escape over the weekend) and Nancy was seized by a sudden rush of Christmas cheer. To make … Continue reading →

I am sitting here in my gloomy office (the Conservatory) wearing a baseball cap to block the brightness of the sun from blinding me through the window. This is ironic because the single hole the sun seems to bore through … Continue reading →