Daylight Savings Time is Not My Favorite Time

I don't like change.  I especially don't like the weekend we change over to daylight savings time, no matter how many people tell me it means we get more daylight.  I am of the mindset that "cutting an hour off one end of the day and sewing it on the other end of the day" doesn't change a thing, and only serves to make many of us cranky, me among them.

So, I slept late this morning, and then spent a few hours in bed reading, now I'm in my favorite coffee shop, browsing blogs, Twitter, and Instagram, and drinking coffee, before I wander over to the Slover library for more books.  I've really been on a reading binge lately and while I love that I'm reading more, it means I haven't been doing much else.  My house is pretty messy, my Apple Cider Donut sweater is still unfinished, although I am ready to start the sleeves, and there are numerous other projects I want to do that are still undone.  Still, the cold weather is a good time for reading, so I'm going to embrace it while I can.  I seem to remember lamenting the fact that I wasn't reading enough not that long ago.  Apparently,questioning whether or not I'm using my time wisely is a constant comcern of mine.  At least Gracie is happy when I stay home and read.  She climbed right up on my lap, as usual.

 

 

 

I did manage to walk a bit yesterday, despite the cold and gloom.  I was visiting a friend who is recovering from knee replacement surgery and we decided to drive to the beach; we went to Back Bay National Wildlife Reserve, which is not too far from his house.

I'd really like to go there again, when Mike can walk for longer distances and I won't freeze in the damp cold.  I am really ready for some spring temperatures.  Peace and joy to you, from this mildly cranky blogger.    

March(ing) On

I cannot believe how much time goes by between posts these days.  I just finished up the first term of the second semester, and everything is still going smoothly.  There are only three weeks to go until spring break, and time always seems to accelerate after that.  I don't plan to go out of town this year, but instead, hope to work in my yard again, just like last year.  I need to power wash the house, but will only do that if it's warm enough.  We had a terrific wind storm a few weekends ago, and I lost a lot of shingles off of the roof of the garage; I know I need to have it fixed, but I'm not sure how I'm going to afford it, so my plan so far has been avoidance.  I have applied to teach some summer school sessions, but I won't find out if I get a position until June, and even if I do, it won't be enough money.  Time to worry about that later.  For now, there are flowers.

 

 

 

 

My knit girls (Lori, Kristin, and Melissa) and I went to the Outer Banks the last weekend of February as a gift to ourselves;  we spent some time outlet shopping, knitting, eating, and walking on the beach, because despite the season, we got really lucky with the weather.  It was actually in the seventies and gorgeous.  Needless to say, we had a wonderful time.

 

This sign was in the bathroom of a restaurant called, "I've Got Your Crabs," and I thought it was hilarious.

 

Because I now post so infrequently, I'd feel guilty posting without a picture of Gracie, so here's a cute one:

 

 

 Hoping you all are healthy and finding ways to feel joyful as we head into spring.  Peace to us all.