CAVEAT: If you’re not a word lover, or even a word liker, you might find this column more tedious than tantalizing. If so, I’ll understand you’re not reading it. NB: I’ll understand, but doubt I’ll forgive. Anyhow, it’s obvious I’m a lexiphile, and have been as long ...

On my family’s small half-acre of land, my garden has always been the best place for me to feel relaxed. When I was in second grade, COVID-19 hit the Adirondacks, and, in true Adirondack style, we were sent home with pine tree saplings. When I first thought of growing a tree, little me ...

There are many ways to enjoy winter, nature and the snow. During the day, it’s easy to recreate. There are limited opportunities to enjoy an outdoor winter experience unless you have the equipment and expertise to trek at night. Yes, anyone can go outside and play in the snow, but sometimes ...

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 ...