May!

A few years ago, we were blessed with temps in the mid teens for three nights during the early days of May. Needless to say, I'd already splurged on hanging baskets and plants for the flower bed. Oops.

No matter, it's MAY again, and that always feels good.

Things have been hopping around here! We've been clearing brush by the ponds, no doubt stunned by the sudden attention. As almost everything possessed a healthy supply of thorns, it's been fun.

Ha.

And we've been burning the fruits of our labors. Literally. Some day we may finish....

Proof of spring:

Oh, wait. This was in Charleston, SC, when we visited Favorite Daughter Katie...

On a completely unrelated note, there is now a CD player in the cabin!

And on a sorta related note to that, the Blue Ridge Dinner Theater opens its doors (at the site of the former Mountain Music Jamboree) on May 21! The web site is still under construction, but the dinner theater looks promising as another fantastic reason to come to Ashe. Hint, hint :)

Happy May to all....

Water, Water Everywhere...

... on the blinds of the closed windows in the living room, on the ceiling, and I may as well have had a bucket of water rigged on the inside of the front door.

Hmmm... I wondered what Sami was up to during the night.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So while there are no pretty spring flowers to post, there is lots of water!

We should be outta the drought-we're-always-supposed-to-be-in now. Surely.

SPRING!!!

After a(nother) memorable and LONG winter, it's probably safe to assume we're all ready for spring.

Okay, maybe we're not ready for the allergies. Or rain and mud. Or briar and poison ivy. Or tripping over and into the mole/vole/whatever tunnels all over the yard. Or dandelions. Or mowing.

Or taxes.

Still... it's wonderful to be outside again without numbness!

And to be reminded that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Some of them, anyway.

Happy SPRING!!!

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What Happened to February???

While we're at it, what happened to January?

The new year started off with a literal bang in the form of a possessed oven and an emotional one when we had to have our big Emma put to sleep. And a frigid one with snow, wind, more snow, and ice.

It continued days later when Favorite Daughter Katie announced her engagement.

The January hoopla spilled over into February, as Favorite Firstborn Matthew began his new teaching job at a middle school.

And more snow and wind and frigid temps.

The other day I saw this:

What is it?, you ask. It's NO SNOW (hey, that sounds like 'It snow snow.' Awesome.)

The excitement was bumped up a notch or two yesterday when Matthew unexpectedly had his appendix removed in the morning... and was dismissed in the afternoon. Almost a drive-thru procedure.

Today I saw this:

Yes, GREEN is peeking through!!! I can't believe it, but I sure am ready.

I trust I'm ready for March madness, period.

Are you???