Come on Mother Nature... Turn up the Heat......

Weather Roller Coaster continues…

I wish Mother Nature would make up her mind.  Early in the week, I had shut down my furnace and opened up my windows.  It was wonderful!  The breezes/winds had come into the house and removed all of the stale, winter air.  The sun was shining and the temperatures actually got to summer-like ranges.  It was glorious.

I was even moved to spruce up my small, front garden.  New mulch, pansies for my big, blue pots along with new LED color-changing lights in the shape of a bee and a hummingbird and some jonquil type spring flowers to place between my tiny bushes that had been planted last year during the Both Hands project.  It looks beautiful.  And I got a little sun on my arms and face, so no more winter white.

Today, however, I woke up to rain and chilly temps.  Inside the house it was only 60 degrees.  I am curled up in my recliner, quilt over my legs while I try to stay comfy without turning the furnace back on.  I may have to relent and turn it back on as I cannot stay in my current position all day… although Molly would be happy.

I am working away on embroidery jobs and preparing the items that are being donated to the PABA (Parkesburg Area Business Association) Dinner for the silent auction.  I am also preparing to pack for a sewing vacation that I will be taking shortly.  I am cutting material for a couple of quilt tops that I want to make so I am ready to sit and sew when I get to the condo in Lewes, DE.  Hopefully Mother Nature will kick up her furnace a little so Marji and I can enjoy having windows open while we are there.

Looks like the weekend will be cooler.  I will be working on my embroidery orders but will also start the grass mowing season.  I will try to get the riding lawn mower running after sitting all winter.  If I can do that, then I will hook up the little wagon and drive around the yard, licking up the winter debris so I can mow without damaging the blades.  I really need to change the oil and perhaps replace the blades... I may try that myself this weekend as well.

And so it begins…. Weekly mowing, weed whacking and cleanup.  Rudy always did such a good job at keeping the outside look so good.  I did not truly appreciate how well he did it, and without too much grumbling.  I know he did not really like doing it, although he enjoyed being outside in the nice weather.  I think he used the time for contemplation.  Me, I do not enjoy the sun.  A couple of the meds I take make it very painful to be out in the sun for prolonged periods of time, so I have to slather on sun screen which makes me feel all gummy by the time I am done.  This year, since I sold my summer home in Maryland, I will be around much more often to stay ahead of the lawn.  And since the Both Hands project, I feel that the house and yard look so much better.  I want to try to keep it that way.

So, come on Mother Nature, that calendar says it is spring.  Let’s turn up the heat just a bit…. Okay??