The Coming Of Spring In New England

On February 27, 2011, in Current Readings, Life in New England, by Wilfried F. Voss

It is unfortunate that both, the Farmer’s Almanac and the groundhog, were wrong about a mild winter and spring luring around the corner. However, being back in the house, pouring a cup of good Shelburne Falls Coffee (my favorite Costa Rican Tarrazu), and reading the March/April edition of Yankee Magazine, I learned that spring in New England is not marked by the calendar

The Traditional New England Family Sport: Snow Shoveling

On February 28, 2010, in Life in New England, by Wilfried F. Voss

We have had snow falling for the last three days, and at the moment there is no end in sight. The 150 feet long driveway had already been plowed, but the guy who does that for us had to plow around the big branch that broke from one of our huge oak trees. That tree made it now to the top of our to-be-cut list for the summer.