The Winter Blahs

There was a time when I enjoyed winter in the North Country. . . I was an avid downhill and cross country skier.  Over a number of years, back in the 80's and 90's and early 2000's, I spent a week in the Adirondacks, snowshoeing, skiing, just having a wonderful time with friends.

These days, I'd rather curl up on the couch with a good book, with the dogs cuddling next to me.

I saw an electronic sign today while running errands, "Spring is 40 days, x number minutes, and x seconds away."  That got my heart beating!

Looking around my house, I realized I'm down to just one house plant.  Little by little over months, the few others I had died.  So I made a trip out to the Garden Factory on the west side of town.  I bought 3 house plants.  I planned to buy a Wandering Jew and a Purple Passion, two of my favorites.  They were out of those but expect to get a new shipment early next week.  The three plants I bought were small.  I like to buy them small and watch them grow.    One plant, in the picture above, is in my living room.  The Spider plant is hanging in the kitchen.  The third one I haven't decided where it will go yet.

Just a small thing as going shopping for new house plants went a long way to boost my spirits.  And tomorrow is one day closer to Spring!