It’s still cold here, but my in-laws in Erie who were snowed in, I am looking at a back yard suddenly filled with robins. The sun is rising; in fact, I can almost see it moving upward in the sky as the painfully bright light pours through the still naked tress in my neighbor’s woods. But I can see a red bud from here and the flowering cherries and quinces are in full bloom elsewhere in town. The daffodils, or to use the more southern term, jonquils are probably at their peak with patches everywhere, either cultivated or naturalized. I always feel like I miss this moment in time when Spring beats back Winter not with a full-on assault but rather by moving into the cracks and crannies. We changed the clocks this weekend so it stayed light until nearly 7:30 last night. We’ll start eating later as we spend more time gardening in the late afternoon, early evening. Eventually, we’ll enter summer mode when we get up early to go outside then escape the heat in the afternoon only to emerge at dusk. The winter mode is the opposite, inside until it warms up enough to work outside.
Yesterday, it never did warm up enough so my husband took a long winter afternoon nap and I finished up some work, then crocheted and watched Better Off Dead with John Cusack. I don’t watch a lot of movie; I finally gave up even the cheapest Netflix account, but I do like Cusack. This was the perfect movie for a Sunday afternoon and I finished a tea cozy for myself then started one for my friend who has a birthday in April and is a big tea fan. I’ll see if I can find a cute teapot for her, too.
I’m in this odd sort of netherworld right now. My advisor has the final draft of my proposal so I’m waiting. I’m doing a two-day digital storytelling workshop three times over the next two weeks. It is planned so now I just have to get there and give it. I have some work to do for a client that I’ll at least start on today but then am planning to deal with in the hotel room over the next two weeks (SIX nights in a hotel). Since my folks came to visit, I’m not going to make the trek home for Easter. I’d only have about 24 hours there, and that includes sleeping. So, we’re going to stay home. Aaah…I’m looking forward to it already. Mostly, I’m trying to enjoy the more relaxing schedule for a little while. Once my research begins, that will be the end of that.
My husband’s alarm just went off so it must be 8 AM. He has errands this morning and I’m going to get organized for travelling before I run my own errands and teach my class this afternoon. I’m enjoying some Trader Joe’s Bay Blend coffee. I didn’t grind the beans enough yesterday so it was a little weak. This morning, I made a fresh pot before heading out for a walk with the doggies and took an extra second to grind. Yum…not bitter, but strong and pungent. A good start to the day…blessings to all!
