In The Bleak Midwinter. Even with the festivities of the holiday season packed away, some floral gifts remain on display. I ...

Famed English poet Christina Rossett wrote about the bleak midwinter in a poem published in the January 1872 issue of Scribner’s Monthly. The poem was under the title “A Christmas Carol” and has since ...

“In the bleak midwinter/Frosty wind made moan/Earth stood hard as iron/Water like stone/Snow had fallen, snow on snow/Snow on snow/In the bleak midwinter, long ago.” ~ from a poem by English poet ...

It is a sunny and cold morning in Washington as I walk to the bakery for coffee. The Christmas tree near the Dupont Circle fountain is sparkling. Merchants are setting up for the day’s business at the ...

Having a teenager and a 20-year-old at home means the latest lingo gets tossed around regularly, with side glances between the parents with similar quizzical looks. Just because we hear ...

Students from Shadow Ridge High School’s Chamber Orchestra perform In the Bleak Midwinter. Students from Shadow Ridge High School’s Chamber Orchestra perform In the Bleak Midwinter.