An Old Soul

Our winter weather this year has been brutal, with crazy winds, temps near or below zero degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, and just over 100 inches of snow so far—reminiscent of the winters when my family first moved to Central New York.

One week in February was particularly dreadful. My husband was traveling abroad; I was home alone fretting over the weather and battling a sinus infection.

I spent most of those days sitting on the couch with my iPad binge-watching Downton Abbey. Totally out of character for me! It's rare that I watch tv at all, and I don't think I've ever binge-watched something in my life. I'm not even sure how it occurred to me to turn on that show. But the last straw before the binge was when I opened my back door to this view: