After all the warnings I got about what a terrible winter this was going to be, we start the month of February bathed in sunshine. OK, the nights and early mornings have been mighty cold…minus 7, minus 9 etc but the days are just glorious. The air is still cold enough to keep a little snow unmelted on the ground and there’s no way you could dig that ground just now, as it’s as hard as nails, but it certainly hasn’t been a bitter winter by any means ….so far. And the forecast for the next fortnight is ‘fine’ with temperatures in the early to mid teens, and Spring is just 4 weeks away. Fingers crossed there isn’t a nasty (late) surprise around the corner.
Even Gina has actually got out of her bed voluntarily and let herself out of the house to soak up a few warm rays. She may love the snow, but she also gets great pleasure out of baking her old saggy tummy in the warm sun.
And this weather really fills me with energy and verve, so rather than wait until March to start my cleaning blitz, I kicked off over the weekend. I’ve started tearing the house apart cleaning. I’ve taken down all 75 curtains, for that is how many there are in my house of windows, and they’re with the local laundry becoming beautiful and clean, and I’ve got a young local fella coming here tomorrow to start cleaning the windows. I’ve got walls to wash and walls to paint before my first guest arrives in late March…
From then on in, at least through April and May, I’m going to have to juggle guests and gardening. I’m going for a much bigger vegetable garden this year and have had the very back area of the yard prepared for that. I also have to get lawn and fruit trees planted in the areas closer to the house, so holes to dig and ground to prepare.
What was that ?? Why didn’t I do this when I was 35 instead of 55 (nearly 56)?? Good question, and one I ask myself every day after a hard days work when I can hardly stand up straight…but hey, it’s better than being dead.
So I shall continue to put myself under intense strain, at least while I still can or until something goes ‘POP’ 🙂
And then, when I’ve done all this, what shall I do ?? I have to admit to a certain restlessness in my soul again.
Perhaps it’s time to look for another project…perhaps something a little smaller.
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