Over the Backyard Fence

Today is perfect weather for ushering February out the door. Sadly, it is one of my favorite months, but its passing brings me a step closer to spring, so I’m thankful for that.

I love February because it brings us a lovely holiday to celebrate in the middle of winter – Valentine’s Day. I tend to decorate early and leave everything up until the last day. Those red and pink hearts bring cheer to a cold month. And for the most part we have our snowy days, but lots of sunshine in February, too. Today the ground is covered in snow, but the sun is shining, a blue sky without a cloud in it, and the air is cold and crisp. Tomorrow the month of March comes blowing in, figuratively if not literally, and it is our snowiest month of the year.

It’s been a good month with Dan getting his first Covid vaccine. I learned yesterday that my age group has been moved up a notch in priority, so hopefully mine will be coming along soon!

Another project accomplished this month – I finally painted the little writing desk in our guest room. It belonged to my grandmother and it must be 100 years old. She had it as a young woman, probably purchased in the early 1920s. It was passed down to my aunt and then to me. I had it in my bedroom for as long as I can remember growing up, one of the upstairs rooms in a Cape Cod style house with sloped ceilings, it fit in a nook in the corner of the room. Lots of writing and studying were done at this little desk which was then a dark-stained wood. Years later, I painted it white for my daughter’s room. It was well-loved and deserved a fresh coat of paint, so this time I chose a celery green.

Evenings find Dan and I binging on a favorite ‘new to us’ show called A Place to Call Home. We are in season 5 of the 6 season series. It takes place in Australia in the 1950s and is sort of the Australian version of Downton Abbey. We limit ourselves to two shows (sometimes three😉 a night). I’m going to be so sad when it ends!

Happy Sunday.