I can ALMOST feel Spring in the air...

I love the Midwest. Truly. I have lived up and down the Eastern coast, and never really felt like I was "home." All of that changed in 2004 when my family moved to Wisconsin. My family originally hails from Wisconsin and my husband's family is from Michigan. Funny that it took me almost 30 years to return to my roots. Ah, but I digress.....

Where was I? Oh, yes. Spring! Today was a beautifully warm day. Most of the snow has melted off and tomorrow we're predicting rain. Maybe even a thundershower! The geese have started returning home from their winter grounds and before I know it, robins will be scurrying about hunting worms. Tiny buds will line the bare branches of our trees and Mother nature's color palette will soften.

Ah, Spring. Soft and vibrant greens, petal pinks, and daisy yellows. A time for rebirth and renewal.

What do you love about Spring?

Belated

The "Summer Bug" has really bitten! I'm finding it harder and harder each day to stay focused on jewelry and blogging and back office upkeep. Yikes!

Oh well. I should enjoy the sun and nice weather while I can...fall will be knocking before I know it!

I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing 4th of July. The three day weekend was greatly appreciated.

It's officially WINTER now!

Well, maybe not on the calendar, but in my mind it is! We had our first taste of snow on Thanksgiving day. Not too significant, maybe an inch or two and it lingered on the ground for a few days. But today was a different story!

I had a local crafts show I was participating in and couldn't see what was going on outside, which is fairly typical of most shows. I knew the weather was slated to get nasty later in the evening, but the snow began to fall around noon today. By 2:oopm a few inches had fallen and the show I was attending was void of customers (I wouldn't want to go out either!). I told the promoters I would be packing-up and heading out before the snow got much deeper. It was then they announced the show would be closing early!

After slipping and sliding home on the yet-to-be-plowed streets, I got home and enjoyed the rest of the day with my family. My son entertained us with Christmas tunes on his violin and we put up a few holiday decorations. The only thing missing was some hot cider and cocoa.

Most of the time I curse winter weather, but today it allowed me to spend some time with the family, which is always appreciated!

Tomorrow's forecast doesn't look much better than today's. Perhaps I'll be able to catch up on some Artist Features and start gearing up for Art vs. Craft show coming up next weekend. It will be my last show of the year!