Ah, winter. If you’re like me and live in an area with freezing temperatures and snowfall for a few months every year (and jeepers, that area seems to be expanding farther south all the time!), you know that the post-holidays part of winter has two settings:
- Setting 1: Yay! It’s not too cold, the sun is shining, and the snow is just right for enjoying the crisp air, going sledding/tubing/skiing, and generally romping outside! All hail winter!
- Setting 2: My face is frozen. This horrible season will never end. We must shut ourselves in the house beside a roaring fire and drink umpteen cups of hot chocolate, possibly spiked with Bailey’s, and not emerge until spring. Worst. Season. Ever.
It’s possible to experience both settings on the same day. This winter, my huddle-inside days have been accompanied by Henry, Jay, and Alice, who are experiencing their own winter woes in the current section of the Tuesdays with Jay series, now lining up with the early chapters of Crossing the Lines (Neighborly Affection #2).
The next entry, Tuesdays with Jay No. 23: Challenge Accepted, takes us through Jay’s mindset as he recovers from his cycling accident while Henry grapples with his concerns about the status of their relationship with Alice. It’s a double-length installment for the series, and it will arrive in newsletter subscribers’ inboxes on Saturday, Jan. 20.
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