Saturday, 1:00pm EST Western New York
Snow silences the shouts of children building forts in front gardens. It settles lightly on brittle branches, in the crevices of wooden picnic benches, on porch steps and birdfeeders and white picket fences. Inside, the scent of pine needles clings to carpets. There are choices.
A.) Finish holiday preparation: cookies, cards, presents. B.) Venture outside, shovel the driveway, rush into the last minute shopping blitz, four wheel drive clinging to icy roads. C) Curl up under an electric blanket with a new novel or a travel magazine with hot chocolate (extra marshmallows) while the snow twirls outside your window.