Temperatures are hovering around zero degrees outdoors, but our house is toasty because of the fire in the black cast-iron woodstove. Logs...

People from the North Country who head south for the winter are called snowbirds, but the real snowbirds, juncos, are having a population ex...

Winterberry is a form of native holly ( Ilex verticillata ), but without the pointy leaves. It loves to grow in full sun in marshy areas. I ...

Another solstice tradition, after smudging, is passing out chunks of pomegranates as we stand around the bonfire. In Greek mythology, teen...

After a potluck at 6:00, the winter solstice celebration moves outdoors to the solstice bonfire. The first thing i do is smudge people--i of...

I thought the meditating frog beside my front door needed a seasonal Santa hat. When i walked into the hospice thrift store the next day, th...

My Jewish neighbors aren't in the habit of Christmas trees, so this year they are having fun with a straggly succulent houseplant. Thr...