Marcia Weiss

Continuing with my discussion or ranting about Spring. It's definitely here. All the land surrounding my house on the mountain have been a sea of daffodils for the past week or so. So, it's definitely here. Along with the daffodils came a sudden pop of leaves on the trees, that sudden burst of Spring Green! It's still a little on the chilly side. I reluctantly have kept my heat on in the evening . . . Living in the country, you resist turning your heat on once it's Spring!!

So now that it's officially here so are all the rituals of spring. My least favorite - Cleaning the yard. It's always amazing what manages to pop out of the ground once the snow finally disappears. Yes, I know it didn't actually pop out of the ground but it did suddenly appear. The sneakers my son couldn't find all winter - what do you know - they're out at the top of my driveway along with the garden stakes that weren't installed last year.

I guess it's just the same thing I experience every Spring. I expect it to be beautiful and perfect. Well, you know what? It is. It's the start of a new season and when you live in the country it's always special. I'm actually looking forward to meeting a nice couple coming up from New York City to look at houses to buy tomorrow - in the rain. It's always an exciting day, even though we will have make a mad dash to the car before and after entering the houses. We'll be getting wet. But it's all part of being out in the country. Yes, it's spring and it's not always as beautiful as our memories of it. But, when it comes to buying a house in the country - if love it before all the leaves are blooming & the it seems like the rain won't ever give up and, you're shoes are as muddy as if you spent 3 days of peace and music at Woodstock - boy are you gonna love it when everything is lush and colorful - and dry.

Have to remember to take an umbrella with me!