A new twist to tradition on this year’s trip to Wolfe Island: a pick-up game and skate inside a limestone quarry. Frozen in spite of the relatively mild winter temperatures and protected from the wind by its depth, the quarry was introduced to us by some adventurous locals who were heading out themselves. Click through […]
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Winter traditions
Every year for the past three years, my husband and I have gone up to Wolfe Island, Canada, to skate, ski, see friends, and, in his case, play in an outdoor hockey tournament. We got back from this year’s trip last night, and in spite of the fact that it was worryingly warm (it wasn’t […]
Snow!
Proud as I am of my garden in the summer, the yard really never looks better than it does in the snow, with icicles hanging down from the old, rickety shed and white mounds covering the fence… And check out the wall that greeted me when I opened the door this morning! Now that my […]
Eat my winter words
By now it’s more than obvious to most of the American East Coast, but in spite of last week’s balmy temperatures, winter is far from over here! After about 12 hours of travel and rerouting and delays, we got back from Canada yesterday to find NYC buried in snow. There wasn’t much snow up north, […]
Because winter’s just too short
It’s been a pretty good winter up here in the mid-Atlantic cold but not bone-chilling, a couple decent bouts of snow. Whereas in the summer, I often drive out to the Ramapo Mountains on the weekend to go hiking, in winter we just head to the nearest frozen lake (weather permitting) and skate. And now […]
