Winter Epiphany
"…finally gaining a heated space to work can be like a sort of epiphany." As I write this, we’re just entering that point of winter that marks the beginning of what I refer to as “The Long Slog.” This isn’t actually the start of winter itself — that began a while ago here in Vermont, where it has already snowed a couple times. But those were easy — fun, even. They’re an element of that part of December that always feels like a pleasant, seasonal transition to the frosty wonderland of a Northeastern winter. The days leading up to the holidays are tinged with merriment and adventures in the first snowfall. Bundling up for brisk weather and all that is invigorating stuff. And then the hangover of New Year’s Day sets in, even…