A Christmas holiday visit to family in Pennsylvania reveals a timeless truth about the Keystone State’s winter weather: It varies.
On one day, it’s cool enough for a jacket. Perfect weather for my mother to stroll around the neighborhood with Buddy the Labrador Retriever…
Looks like Buddy’s found another interesting scent. This one merits very close inspection. Which means that the four-legged detective is on the job…
Eastern Pennsylvania normally gets around 40 inches of rain each year. The 2011 total? More than five feet, which included a late summer drenching courtesy of Tropical Storm Irene. In late December, the ground’s still saturated, and watch out for the low spots…
When the cold comes, and it always does, the water turns to ice, entrapping everything within it…
