Winter in Litchfield County

I moved to Connecticut last year with my partner Kurt, 2 cats named six and seven and a pug named Truman. We live in a cozy white18Th century house on a quiet country lane in Sharon. I've always been an urban man, but the pleasures of a rural existence seem to suit me more. Kurt works in Manhattan, so I spend time in town as well. This was the house right before Thanksgiving. The cold has come and our trees are now bare, creating a more austere beauty.

How a southern city boy made it through a Yankee country winter provided abundant material for a blog. My editor, Rebecca Sherman, strongly suggested I do this, I think more as a way for her to monitor my mental health than anything else . Her blog is up and running, Dallas Houses Gardens People (http://www.decordallas.com/), and it's nifty.