Holding On

Planting daffodils in the fall is one way to make yourself smile in the spring, despite the state of the world.  Thank you as always to Mark for digging the holes.  

We are in such a mess right now.

 

The day is coming.  In the meantime, we love each other the best we can and hold on.

February Update

 It's that time of year to take some cuttings from your forsythia shrubs and bring them inside to get a head start on spring.  February usually seems long and drab but we've had really warm temps lately.  Next week is forecasted for more of the same--50's, 60's, even 70!

But as my friend Doug said last night, "it's all a tease".  He's right, we're bound to have cold and snow and ice again before spring is here for sure.  In the meantime, the bulbs and the weeds in the garden are starting to show their green sprouts.

V had a birthday this month.  She's 79 very young years old.  She and Mark are watching videos from when Betsy and Kyle were little.  Those always make us smile :)

And here's our Skye girl.  She's still really into shoes.  She looks like she's saying, "I'm not doing anything bad.  Really, I'm not!"  But believe me, she can't be trusted with a shoe. . .

Hello 2015

 Well, no it's not quite 2015 yet.  But almost. You've seen this little crocheted Christmas tree many times here.   I don't do a lot of decorating at home anymore now that we've been traveling to be with Bets &  Kyle and their parents for the big day.  But this little tree, made by Larry Greene's mom a long time ago, makes me smile every year.  Poor little squished angel!  Actually the whole thing is in really good shape for its many years of wear.

And now for some rescued-from-the-grocery-store-tulips, how-many-seed-catalogs-came-in-the-mail-today and every-day-a-minute-or-two-more sunlight . . .