It is feeling particularly spring-like today, and our friend’s little girl mentioned that Phil must have been wrong. Her mom was a little puzzled at first but then realized she was talking about Punxsutawney Phil. I looked it up and apparently he has only gotten it right about 40% of the time. It’s a little scary to think ahead to the end of summer—”fire season” as we have sadly come to know it. We need more rain! But it sure is lovely right now. The almond blossoms are all blooming in the fields and neighbors’ front yards are filling with golden poppies and pink magnolias. I got inspired to do some pruning and have euphorbia-rash on my wrists to prove it.
Feeling the warm weather coming, I got inspired to cut my hair short. It’s been a fun change this week.
Another fun change this week: our school district just voted to lift the masking for kids when they’re outside. I’m looking forward to seeing more smiling kids around town again, soon. And I’m feeling optimistic when looking ahead to travel plans. We just purchased tickets to Barcelona for June! I’d love any recommendations for the Costa Brava.
A shift as Covid case numbers get lower is perceptible around town, and I’ve started to see more notices about events being rescheduled. The events calendar I publish has been in a sort of hibernation mode since March 2020, so I wonder if it makes sense to bring back the print.
Some things to think about over the long weekend, I suppose!
What are you looking forward to this weekend? We are having dinner with some neighbor friends tonight. Early in the pandemic, Skyler made a friend over our back fence and it has led to many more neighborhood playdates—a silver lining to all of this. Hudson is playing basketball for the first time and has his second game tomorrow. Skyler is thinking ahead to the dance party she has planned for her birthday and will be listening to the Encanto soundtrack a few dozen more times (I don’t blame her).
Meanwhile, my computer tabs situation is out of control with ideas for summer (believe it or not, the summer camp registrations are already starting to pop up so we need to think about our schedule), a few holiday returns I still have to make, and flooring samples. Some of you might recall that our cork was damaged last spring and we’re still trying to figure out whether to replace it with cork or something new. I’m very interested in Terrazzo, but haven’t found any local installers to talk to about it. I’m also curious about concrete versus epoxy in that regard. Does anyone have any experience?
Another category of tabs is pillows that promise to have you sleeping on your back. I’m going to have my deviated septum fixed this spring and am nervous about the sleeping situation afterward. Has anyone had that surgery who would want to tell me more about their recovery experience? Anyone find one of those pillows that actually worked?
Ultimately, the tabs situation is also a by-product of my feeling more lazy about getting out and walking this week. I put on my stretchy pants and sports bra every morning this week with the best of intentions and just haven’t been able to motivate. I really need to get back in the habit. Maybe I need to refresh my podcast list. Any new favorites?
Happy (almost) Lunar New Year to those who celebrate!
