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The Calendar

Twelve months, kept the old way

Every month has a permanent page — what’s in season, what to wear, what to cook, what’s worth buying. The articles come and go; the months stay.

Snow settled over a cabin at dusk
Dec — Feb · The Quiet Months

Winter

Citrus and candlelight. The season of staying in without apology — soup on the stove, a stack of books, the year folding shut and opening again.

  1. 12

    December

    Lights, gifts, the shortest day

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  2. 01

    January

    Citrus, resolutions, clean starts

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  3. 02

    February

    Soup weather, valentines, late snow

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Fruit trees in blossom
Mar — May · The Opening Up

Spring

The year comes back one degree at a time. Seed packets, asparagus, the first dinner outside — everything feels slightly ahead of schedule and none of it is.

  1. 03

    March

    Mud season, seedlings, spring forward

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  2. 04

    April

    Rain, rhubarb, opening day

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  3. 05

    May

    Lilacs, porch season begins, graduations

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A quiet beach in summer
Jun — Aug · The High Season

Summer

The loud, generous heart of the American year. Long light, warm water, cheap tomatoes. Everything the site is about happens twice as hard in summer.

  1. 06

    June

    Strawberries, weddings, the longest days

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  2. 07

    July

    Fireworks, corn, the deep middle of summer

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  3. 08

    August

    Peaches, golden light, the long exhale

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Golden autumn light over a lake
Sep — Nov · The Gathering In

Autumn

The year gets serious again, pleasantly. Sweaters come down from the shelf, ovens come back on, and the light turns the color of cider.

  1. 09

    September

    Apples, first sweaters, school-year energy

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  2. 10

    October

    Pumpkins, leaf season, open windows

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  3. 11

    November

    Braises, gratitude, the early dark

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