Cold

This week in the Cold, we talk about what makes winter so damned enchanting, and why it's the most creative and romantic time of the year. I'll tell you about why I love the cold, and how I celebrate ...

17 Tammi 202214min

This week in the Cold, we talk about those "there, but for the grace of God" moments. The missed opportunities, sharp left turns, and steps through the looking glass that might flip our lives upside d...

10 Tammi 202215min

New Year's resolutions are famous for being comically short. We often start out strong, but by early spring have lost our mojo. If we haven't kicked our resolution to the curb entirely by that point, ...

3 Tammi 202218min

This week in the Cold, we ring in the New Year with a few words on the magic of spending the winter in a f-f-freezing climate. You heard me. The enchantments happen in cities like Chicago, Toronto, Mi...

27 Joulu 202117min

This week in the Cold, I have a story for you that will not only renew your faith in humanity, but leave you agog. It's about a man, an art collection, and a simple transaction between two sons that m...

13 Joulu 202112min

This week in the Cold, we talk about the enchanting, utterly wonderful, magical, charming-as-hell traditions of St. Nicholas Day in Prague, and the spirit of atonement this day brings to the holiday s...

6 Joulu 202114min

This week in the Cold, I offer you one helluva story. It's a war story, a love story, and an account of survival from a woman I knew. I offer it in honor of the human spirit, in honor of Hanukkah, and...

29 Marras 202116min

A few years ago on my Cold blog (see link below), the first of what would become an annual list of gratitude was born. It was conceived as an opportunity to take stock and think about all of the eleme...

22 Marras 202112min