Ah, Summer!, A Day at the Seaside, On Losing a Son, Highway Diversions, Fall in New England, The Best American Holiday, Deck the Halls, Fun in the Snow, The Mysteries of Christmas, Life in a Cold Climate Summary and Analysis

Bill enjoys the temperate, however brief, summers of New Hampshire and is glad that their house has a screened-in porch so he can enjoy days and evenings out there. Unfortunately, a skunk has also taken up part-time residence on the porch until Bill outwits it and repairs the broken screen which had been the undesirable tenant's point of entry. When summer comes, the Bryson family always wants to drive...