Category: Seasons

Everyone thinks of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as a Christmas song. But it’s really a winter song, when you get right down to it. And now that it’s February, right smack in the middle of winter, it seems like a good time to talk about winter and cold weather, and how they affect our sleep. Sorry to you readers in the southern hemisphere who are smack in the middle of summer right now! Maybe reading an article about cold will help you feel cooler. Nah, that never works, does it? I’ve tried it in the middle of an Arizona July, …

Baby, It’s Cold Outside! Read more »

It’s that time of year again. Time to set our clocks back an hour as we say goodbye to the last remnants of summer and its lovely, long evenings. Why must we say goodbye? Because daylight savings time ended at 2:00 am last night, and before we went to bed we all did the biannual trek around the house, resetting every clock to conform to the agreed-upon time of our particular time zone. The old-fashioned, non “smart” clocks that don’t automatically reset themselves, that is. The old adage “spring forward, fall back” sure comes in handy when trying to remember …

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Whether you call it autumn or fall, this a truly wonderful time of year. A whole lot of us name it our favorite season over any other. And why not? There’s just so much to love about it. We’re charmed by the gorgeous colors of fall foliage, the rustling and crunching sounds under our feet, and carefree kids (oh, who’re we kidding….us!) jumping into huge piles of leaves. We enjoy watching post-season baseball, and brand-new football and hockey seasons come into full swing. We go apple-picking, corn-mazing, hay-riding and pumpkin carving. We sip hot mulled cider, hot cocoa, and pumpkin …

Dress Your Bed for Fall Read more »