While the Scots have more than 400 words describing types and conditions of snow, by this time of year, I only have one. And that one isn’t printable. I enjoyed winter for the first frigid months by cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. But by mid-March, I am ready to tie up a new pair of ...

We had our adult children home over Carnival, which is always a good time for them to reconnect with their former classmates. Our son finished parade night by playing darts with old friends. The next morning, he observed that “none of us are where we thought we’d be six years after high ...

Girl Math. I bristled as I heard my son Quin playfully toss the term to his fiancee. I had heard it before, but never really paid attention. Initially, I thought this must be an insult equivalent to throwing like a girl or gossiping like an old woman. But as I silently fumed, Yasmin laughed ...

When our oldest daughter entered the Adirondacks Hamlets to Huts shop, Joe Dadey greeted her as he does everyone. Their conversation went something like this ... “Anything I can help you with?” “Yeah, my parents gave me a fleece-lined headband for Christmas, and now I want to get ...

In a local gift shop’s corner, is a coaster display from Drinks on Me, a small Vermont company specializing in products with humorous lines about modern life. Old age, impatience and parenting are common themes. These witticisms incite two primary reactions. Some people discreetly call their ...

Our year ended with another empty-nester first: a road trip without our kids. We traveled to the Pennsylvania-Maryland border to visit family. This time we brought Bailey Dog along — a new experience for her as well. The most notable difference in swapping out our children for a canine was ...