March

In like a lion...
Yes, it is snowing here today. 8-12 inches expected by the time it stops tomorrow night. Really, it has been known to snow in April so none of this should come as a surprise AND I am grateful for "normal" weather because really we should not have sundress weather in late February/early March in Massachusetts, BUT I think I am a little weather weary. The weariness sets in around this time every year. Soft and feathery snow, while lovely, is less welcome when my heart has had a taste of Spring and is more than longing for strings of lustrous, languid, steamy, sunshiney days.

Speaking of sunshine, my sunshine has returned from his week long business trip to New Mexico. Iris the MeowMeow and I could not be happier! I think he is pretty thrilled to be home, too. Last night he came home to a choice of two meals for dinner. Option One: Turkey meatloaf with roasted sweet potato rounds and broccoli. Option Two: Sweet Italian Chicken Sausage cooked in a broth of onions, garlic, tomatoes, and peppers over whole wheat rotini. He went with the sausage. He also came home to a clean house and an exceedingly happy, doting wife. Gotta keep him coming home :-)

Happy March! Let us hope it goes out like a lamb...

Premature Spring

It is so lovely here today. I want to put on a sundress and a sweet pair of shoes and frolic. Then I remember it is the end February and if I dress that way I am probably in for a nasty cold when the weather turns chilly again as I have no doubt it will and soon. So I pair jeans with a tank and purple button down and throw on a pair of blue and green sneakers. A cautiously optimistic compromise.

I did turn off the heat and open the front door for some fresh air. I think I am going to head out to the front porch for painting "al fresco" Gotta seize the loveliness while it lasts.

Spring is on the way!