In cold weather states like Vermont, where the weather can get to 20 below zero, home heating assistance is critically important. In fact, it is a life and death issue.

I like the cold weather. It means you get work done.

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.

. . .and every native has a story of winter – stories that usually begin, You call this a storm? And grow in the telling like battle tales shared by graying war veterans. It’s a peculiar character flaw to those of us from cold climates that we feel superior to those who have the sense to live elsewhere.

It was 20 below zero, but it was a dry cold. It was not too bad.

True Love Is - when it's below zero outside, No heating inside, you wear layers to keep warmth, just to be with the one you love who keeps your heart on alive and fire.