Without AC, she can feel summer in all of its glory

I choose not to have air conditioning. Not because I’m trying to be environmentally correct or can’t afford to purchase one. I shun air conditioning because I want to feel the heat on my skin. I want to hear bicyclists zoom past my home. I want to wake up to the melodies of birds singing in my backyard. (Full article: 824 words)

This article is available in our archives:

Globe Subscribers

FREE for subscribers

Subscribers to the Boston Globe get unlimited access to our archives.

Not a subscriber?

Non-Subscribers

Purchase an electronic copy of the full article. Learn More

• $4.95 1 article
• $9.95 4 articles
• $25.95 Monthly