HAPPY NEW YEAR--AND A NOTE FOR MY UK READERS

Happy New Year! Can it really be the end of one decade and the start of another? Seems like just yesterday we were worried about Y2K and the effect of a change in centuries on all our computers, doesn't it?

My husband and I had a lovely, joy-filled New Year's Eve with friends. Lots of laughter, good food, delicious  champagne. And snow. A lot of snow.

There's more snow today. Loads of it. A prediction of 1 to 2 inches has already turned into 4 to 6 inches, with more to come this afternoon, toni...