The fiery tones of sunset cooled into a silken, purple twilight that befell and enrobed the land in sweet, calming nightfall.  The stars glimmered and danced in the cloudless sky as if dangling from the tree tops, and the snow pirouetted upon the frosty breeze.   A romantic time of…

The wind swept across the dormant grass, unleashing a smattering of snagged leaves that took to the air like beautiful, brittle butterflies.  It was reminiscent of a season to come, a season past, and it was lovely. In honor of Valentine’s Day next week, memorialize your love with the addition…

The chirping and chattering of nearby birds seemed almost surreal and somewhat eerie.  Their tone was one of elation mixed with urgency, and I searched the skies as the sound seemed to be enveloping me.  Nothing.  I saw nothing until I noticed a tall Oak a few doors down that…

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 the snow over the sub-zero temperatures – clearly, the lesser…

So many things happening this week.  Yesterday was the honorable President Lincoln’s birthday.  His 204th birthday to be exact.  Yesterday was also Fat Tuesday, a time to feast and over indulge in things like king’s cake and paczki’s.  If you’re not familiar with paczki’s, they’re basically a jelly filled donut.  Nothing wrong…

If you read my last post, you may have thought I’d forgotten to mention yet another well-loved February institution. Well, I didn’t entirely forget. I just chose not to include it – the Super Bowl. In my defense, it sometimes falls in January, its date not fixed like Valentine’s Day…