The Sweetest Signs of Spring

Flipping the calendar to March was a real mood elevator.

The colorful flowers and the mama bird with her nest of eggs offers hope for the beauty of the upcoming Spring season.  The card attached to the calendar was made by my sister.  I think it pairs so nicely with the calendar.  Together they are a real bright spot in the kitchen right now.

In my last post we were anticipating a snowstorm.

It came and dumped nearly a foot of snow.  The most we've seen at one time since moving to North Carolina more than twenty years ago.

It was pretty, but overstayed it's welcome in my opinion.  

It seems like I am reminded almost daily about how much our lives have changed.  Realizing that I was to be the one totally responsible for removing all of that snow from the driveway was a bit daunting.

Usually our snow melts so soon after it falls that it rarely requires shoveling.  This was different.  The week before we had an ice/sleet storm.  The remnants of that were still hanging around on our shady side of the street.

Snow is so rare that I didn't even own a pair of winter boots, so I put on my gardening boots, grabbed the snow shovel and went to town.

I learned a few things along the way...

I'm a lot older than I was the last time I shoveled snow.

I needed to own snow boots even if they rarely get worn.

I have taken care of that which will probably ensure that we will have no more snowfall until they are totally out of style.

Anyhow, once the snow and ice finally disappeared, I put those spring bulbs (above) into my grocery cart.

I planted them right outside the window.

I make sure to glance at them several times a day.

A small investment with big returns.

As someone who tries to look on the bright side of things, it has been a challenge lately.  Watching my husband deal with ALS is just plain SAD.  There is no getting around that.  

In trying to keep looking on the bright side, I am vowing to spend more time working on my gardens.

Most of our time is spent at home now.  Even though I am happy@home, I find I am going a bit stir crazy at times.  Those are the times I head outside.  Gardening has always felt like therapy to me.  At this time of year I always envision beautiful bouquets of flowers and a healthy harvest of blueberries.  My current efforts have been in trimming the hydrangeas and fertilizing them along with the blueberry bushes.  

The bunny in the pot is happy to see the chives and oregano coming to life once again.

The earliest signs of Spring are making their way into the house too.

A little vignette to gaze upon while washing the dishes.

I would like to say thank you for your kind words and prayers on my last post.  It means so much and makes this journey a little easier to bear.

💕