My brother and his wife, and at that time they're only son, had a house in Montpelier. They have lived in Glasgow, Scotland for about 20 years.I was born in VT and spent every summer as a kid there, but this boy’s a Masshole to the core.
Christmas 2001, after 9/11, I visited them for the holiday.
I have experienced frigid temperatures growing up in Michigan, here in Massachusetts, and many winter visits to my sister Julie's home in Albany.
I don't believe I've ever encountered cold weather like I did that Christmas of 2001 in Montpelier, VT.
Bob and Sara's house also received Montreal's CBC television signal.
It was a delight to spend some of my Christmas watching that station.
En particular, I was introduced to an animated version of Roch Carrier's charming short story, "The Sweater,"
![en.m.wikipedia.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a2/TheHockeySweater.png)
The Hockey Sweater - Wikipedia
For those of you who, like me, do not care for summer in any form, and in fact prefer autumn and winter, I have a treat.
If you have them, turn up the AC to a crispy degree, turn on your laptop or a Fire Stick-capable TV, and enjoy,
Bon soir,
![Victory hand :v: ✌️](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@14.0.2/assets/72x72/270c.png)
![Flag: Canada :flag_ca: 🇨🇦](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@14.0.2/assets/72x72/1f1e8-1f1e6.png)
![Ice hockey :hockey: 🏒](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/twitter/twemoji@14.0.2/assets/72x72/1f3d2.png)