I just noticed the blossoms on the hobble bushes this afternoon; yesterday I found purple trillium blooming. So spring is coming--can't say it's really here yet, but we're moving in that direction. There is some shad in bloom in my neighborhood, it seems peak everywhere else. The tamaracks are starting to green up nicely and there are definite tiny leaves on the poplar trees. We're working on it, we're working on it.
I had a good week, too much traveling but that is my modus. I went to yoga class with Julie on Tuesday night and did quite well (for someone with my current athletic prowess). I could do nearly all the positions, but did get confused at one point and couldn't remember which direction I was supposed to be facing. It's a group of about 10 women, I only knew 3 of them and everyone of course is very nice. No judging anyone's performance (or lack thereof). Lots of stretching but either I did it wrong or I'm more flexible than I thought because I wasn't sore.
Wednesday I went shopping of course, then had lunch with Julie. We're regulars at the Japanese restaurant and always order the same thing. That makes it easy for our server, who is a lovely young Japanese woman with a very strong accent. Sometimes we have trouble understand her long stories, but she smiles a lot and that makes us feel good.
Yesterday was sunny and nice but it was hazy--from the fire in Alberta, apparently. Not cloudy, just some haze. I sat on the deck and read for a while, had to use bug dope to keep the black flies at bay. They're not peak yet (by a long shot) but were annoying enough, and I wanted to read in the sun enough so that I DEET-treated myself.
I got my lawn mower out of the shed, dusted it off and took it to the shop in Jay where I have it serviced. He said I got it there early, which was a relief because I thought it was late in the season, and there were many, many machines waiting for their attention. I did not stop at the plant nursery near the shop, showing great restraint I thought.
Not the same restraint this afternoon. I spent the morning cleaning, doing laundry, changed the bed, brushed the dogs, doing the sorts of things that a responsible homeowner would do. I took a big bag of garbage to the dump in the afternoon, had to go to the main dump because it's Friday. On the way home from there I stopped at my usual plant place, my first visit there this year. Restraint? Not. I bought 2 flats of flower plants plus some single plants. I didn't get the geraniums for the cemetery--I'll either get those in Rhode Island next week or will get them when I get back. It's still a little early to be planting flowers--we may have some snow Monday morning. I'll keep my plants inside (especially since I don't have the dirt to plant them in the pots yet) while I'm gone.
Monday night I'm having dinner in Plattsburgh with Pat & Jim--I gave Jim a gift certificate for a lazy man's lobster (pre-cracked) for his birthday so we're planning to celebrate at the seafood restaurant.
I'm going to Rhode Island next week, will leave Wednesday and return Monday. It's Mark's birthday on Thursday so we'll have a special dinner that night, and he wants to go out to our favorite restaurant on Friday night so that will be nice. We'll doubtless go plant shopping, what would a spring trip to RI be without that?
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