Field Reports

All the Snowmen, For the Record
People sometimes ask me where to start with Snowman Dayz. I tell them the truth: start with All the Snowmen . It's the complete record. Every incident we've managed to... Read more...
The Snowdrift: They Knew Exactly What They Were Doing
There's a stretch of every summer in Snowman Falls when the sensible residents stay in the shade and the rest of them get ideas. Somebody has to keep a record... Read more...
The Great Meltdown, As Witnessed
Every town has a season it doesn't fully think through. In Snowman Falls, that season is anything warm, and the residents greet it the way they greet most things: with... Read more...
The Residents Have Been Paying Attention
Here's something about the residents of Snowman Falls that took me a while to accept: they keep up. They watch what we watch. They scroll what we scroll. And when... Read more...
Business As Usual: A Field Report From an Ordinary Week in Snowman Falls
Every town has a week. Monday arrives, errands accumulate, somebody decides today is the day to assemble the furniture. Snowman Falls is no different, except the residents are made of... Read more...
The Gift Card on the Hardware Store Bench
There is a bench outside the hardware store in Snowman Falls where things get left: a glove, a receipt, once an entire ladder. On Tuesday it was a gift card.... Read more...
Snowman Falls Had a Very Ambitious Summer
New Arrivals is where the latest news from Snowman Falls lands first. This round covers the warm months, and the residents did not let the forecast change a single plan.... Read more...
The Candy Sorting Committee Has Convened
Every October, Snowman Falls commits. Not casually. The porch lights go on early, the corn maze gets a new sign, and the residents take on the season with the full... Read more...
Shaken, Not Stirred: Happy Hour With the Snowman
When the clock strikes five, our snowman is first in line, glass in hand and ready to toast whatever the day brought. Shaken, Not Stirred is the Snowman Dayz collection... Read more...
Melting On Duty: Salute to the Snowmen in Uniform
Our snowman chose the bravest jobs there are for someone made of snow, and he shows up for every shift with a salute and a smile. Melting On Duty is... Read more...
Packed Light: The Snowman's Grand Travel Adventures
Our snowman has a passport, a Hawaiian shirt and a very optimistic packing list, and he is ready to see the world. Packed Light is the Snowman Dayz collection for... Read more...
Melted Zen: The Snowman's Perfect Spa Day
Our snowman has earned a day off, and he is spending every minute of it being pampered. Melted Zen is the Snowman Dayz collection for his spa day, from the... Read more...
Playing Through: The Snowman's Best Day on the Golf Course
Our snowman takes golf very seriously, from the first tee to the last putt, and he loves every single minute of it. Playing Through is the Snowman Dayz collection for... Read more...
Meltdown In Paradise: The Snowman's Dream Beach Vacation
Every snowman dreams of the tropics, and ours finally booked the trip: palm trees, pool floats, tiki bars and a sunburn he is weirdly proud of. Meltdown In Paradise is... Read more...
Losing My Cool: The Snowman's Wildest Day at the Fair
Our snowman has one rule at the amusement park: if it spins, splashes or drops, he is riding it, and then he is riding it again. Losing My Cool is... Read more...
Melting For Gains: The Snowman's Greatest Sports Moments
Our snowman plays every sport like the championship is on the line, and he gives every game absolutely everything he has. Melting For Gains is the Snowman Dayz collection for... Read more...
Dignity For Dessert: The Snowman's Tastiest Snack Time Adventures
Our snowman has never met a snack he did not love, and he is always willing to trade a little of himself for one more perfect bite. Dignity For Dessert... Read more...
Keeping It Chill: How the Snowman Beats the Summer Heat
Summer is a big season for a snowman, and ours meets it with a plan, a cooler and a truly heroic amount of optimism. Keeping It Chill is the Snowman... Read more...
Best Trail Buddy: A Snowman, a Sasquatch and Every Adventure In Between
Every snowman deserves a friend who shows up for the adventure, and ours found his deep in the pines, with very big feet and a very big heart. Best Trail... Read more...
Total Meltdown Humor Tees: For Everyone Who Is Fine, Totally Fine
Every snowman I know has a tell. The carrot slips a little. The base goes soft. The whole silhouette starts leaning like a Monday afternoon. And through all of it,... Read more...
Worth The Melt: A Field Guide to Our Snow Joke Graphic Tees
Every shop has one shelf where the whole personality lives, and for us that shelf is the Snow Joke Graphic Tees collection. This is where our snowman does the thing... Read more...
The Meltdown Files: Snowmen Living Their Best Life (and Losing Their Shape Doing It)
A big batch of shirts just slid onto the shelves here at Snowman Dayz, and I mean slid literally. Every snowman in this drop is drooping, slumping, or quietly puddling... Read more...
How to Build a Snowman That Lasts the Week
Every winter the same thing happens. A good snow falls, the neighborhood goes out, and by dark there are snowmen on every third lawn. By Wednesday most of them are... Read more...
A Snowman Takes Up Ice Fishing
Every winter hobby has a type. Skiers are one type. Snowmobilers are another. And then there is the ice fisher, who gets up before dawn, drives onto a frozen lake,... Read more...
Every Family Has One
Every family has one. Here is how to find the Snowman Dayz tee that is so them, in any month of the year. Read more...
Young at Heart: Why Grown Adults Still Build Snowmen
It snowed last night. You have a meeting at nine. You are standing in the yard in your work coat at seven-forty with snow on your gloves and a half-finished... Read more...
The Snowman's Guide to Working From Home
There is a snowman at the end of our street who has been working from home since the first week of December. We know this because he has not moved,... Read more...
Every Snow Family Has a Cast: Which Snowman Are You?
One snowman is a yard decoration. Two is a couple. Three or more is a family, and once a family is standing in the yard something strange happens: everyone in... Read more...
The Snowman on the Scorecard: Why Golfers Fear the Number Eight
Ask a golfer about snowmen and watch their face change. They are not thinking about carrots and scarves. They are thinking about the seventh hole, the water, the drop, the... Read more...
The Winter Rotation: Dressing the Season From First Snow to Thaw
There is a group of people for whom winter is a wardrobe problem before it is anything else. Teachers. Nurses. Librarians. Dental hygienists. Anyone who sees the same forty faces... Read more...
The Snowman Collector's Guide to the Winter Display
There is a kind of person who, sometime in November, goes into the attic and comes back down with boxes. Not the tree boxes. The snowman boxes. And there are more of them than there were last year. If you are that person, this is for you. If you live with that person, this is so you understand what is about to happen to the mantel. The display is a ritual, not a decoration A snowman collection does not go up like a wreath. It goes up over a weekend,... Read more...