Comments on: How to Survive this Winter: A Self-Help Guide

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:05:26 +0000

This was totally funny — and yeah, winter does suck and I envy the west coast people SO MUCH (although not so much when they smell smoke during the “fire season”). And how they are always out in just jeans a a tee. Sigh. Have you ever thought aobut one of those lamps they market to those of us who get SAD — it provides (I think) ultraviolet or something to make you feel more cheerful during the winter months. I always debate buying one but I don't think they are very cheap.
PS Very jealous you have a winter CSA! I wonder what kind of stuff you'll be getting.

By: lcarrigg

lcarrigg — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:18:57 +0000

Before this week, when it got freezing and snowed, we were enjoying an absolutely gorgeous fall. Just one week ago I was at a Red Sox game under a blue sky, wearing jeans and a t-shirt, and there were also days where we'd walk on the beach in the afternoon and the air was chilly but the sun was warm and it was so, so good. the days felt so specifically New England and they were so amazing that I thought more than once, Okay, maybe winter is just the price we have to pay for days like this. So I definitely hear you and I think I would also die from sameness in SoCal. Honestly, it's the length of winter that kills me. It is fine for a while, the snow is pretty and it works with the holidays…and then it is mid-January and you realize that you're going to be freezing until April. We'll see how things pan out on the vacays. I may fly out there just to eat a guava or mango or something. Fruititude, indeed.

By: Clare Bundy Haygood

Clare Bundy Haygood — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:15:51 +0000

Love it! As usual! And I promise not to rub it in about the farmer's market and our year-round fresh-fruititude. PS, nice work incorporating “stabby.” PPS, grass is always greener… I get SO SICK of the sun and feel like I might die from the sameness of my days in L.A. I also get sick of using sunscreen. My hands look old. But you're right — I don't suffer the kind of SAD that I used to back in New York. Please visit us this winter! I will be so happy to see The Friend enjoy our weather!!