Winter Obsession: Columbia’s Women’s Heat Elite Jacket

My Winter Obsession: Columbia’s Women’s Heat Elite Jacket. I cannot get over the functionality of this jacket, it’s AWESOME. I’ve been wearing mine every day for the last 3 weeks… non-stop. So why do I love this Heat Elite Jacket? There are 3 main reasons for me… 1. I love the look of the Jacket! [...]

These boots are made for…

Some twelve or thirteen years ago, my girls bought me a pair of Ugg boots for my birthday. In velvety sumptuous black. Soft fur. Thick fleecy lining that, yes, keeps me warm even without socks in the middle of a New England winter. Audrey and Jane were both in college at the time and they [...]

Sledding in the Summer

Hey, why waste a perfectly good winter sledding hill just because it’s summer?  All you need are a couple ‘a grandchildren, a couple ‘a Tonka trucks and a Grandma!

A winter afternoon in New England

A winter afternoon.  Grandkids.  A hill.  Sleds.  Happy people… Can you say… a Norman Rockwell masterpiece of a day!