We had a bit of a spring teaser this past week, with sunshine and temperatures climbing into the 50’s. However, you’d never know it when we got to the weekend. Especially Sunday with a bitter cold wind, like we’ve had all winter, and the temps hovering in the low 30’s, it was really brutal outside. The good news is, hopefully it will help make the maple sap run better as it’s been out of the gate at a very slow pace, so we’re told by friends. But, Ron reports seeing robins in Alba and a woodchuck over near the Thomas farm as well as several large flocks of turkeys. I have been seeing several deer out grazing on my way to work mornings, on both sides of the road at Tennessee Gas pond. Plus, a dead skunk “in the middle of road, stinkin’ to high heaven”. On a positive note, we had a beautiful bright coral sunrise on Monday morning and later in the day Ron saw 4 flocks of geese go over headed north!
You’ve heard “it’s all a matter of perspective”, right? There was a segment on Facebook about a guy showing how he experiences 47 degrees in October while driving down the road – bundled up in several layers, coat, hat, mittens, etc., complaining about the cold in some pretty colorful language. The next part shows this guy and it is 47 degrees in March. He’s whipping his coat off, opening the windows and moon roof, whooping and hollering about how great the weather is finally. Right. It’s all a matter of perspective.
Sympathies are extended to friends, family and neighbors of Donna Korzinek and Ida Gleckner who passed away this past week.
I’m happy to report I was able to donate blood this past week at the Troy Fire Hall through the American Red Cross Blood Drive. Volunteers told me it had been a bit slow that day in comparison – several donors were declined due to low iron levels. Once again I’ll say – it’s been a long, hard, brutal winter! I was able to make my unit donation in six minutes and 32 seconds! However, I do admit I felt quite washed out for a couple days afterwards.
I made a trip up over the hill to Roseville Saturday morning for a hair cut at my sister-in-law’s, LuAnn. I was glad we could talk about planting some flowers and bushes come spring, and her suggestions of what I should put facing east and south. LuAnn has a green thumb and knows a lot of tricks about transplanting as well.
In my travels lately – mostly to run errands – I’ve noticed quite a few “SOLD” or “SALE PENDING” realty signs. That’s a little more good news.
I read in a magazine lately – while talking about St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) – and shamrocks, they went on to say that the odds of finding a 4-leaf clover are about 10,000 to 1. Ron has found several over the years, I on the other hand, never. Score: Ron-several, Lorelei-zero.
You know you’re getting older when you think you a have a reason to celebrate when you “meet the deductible” on your prescription insurance plan in March! Here we are again talking about health insurance and doctors…
March 20th marks the first day of spring – and, there’s a New Moon. It’s time to listen for those first “peepers” to sing. On March 22, 1841, cornstarch was patented. (Starch from potatoes was already in common use.) On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry, at Richmond, Virginia, declared “give me liberty or give me death!” On March 26, 1979, Anwar El-Sadat and Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel. (And we continue to have extreme unrest in those regions.) On March 27, 1855, Abraham Gesner received a patent for kerosene.
Quote by Thomas Goodwin: “Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayers and worn with thanks”.
Food for thought: Correction does much, but encouragement does more.