Dear Reader:

On a chilly, cloudy, dreary ” fools’ spring” day… ( yesterday) the fabulous Jo Dufford came a’ calling… and she was sorely needed.

I was overdue for her homespun humor and knee-slapping laughter. Get two old history teachers together and the stories start flowing. I need to remember to record one of these impromptu story ” jam” sessions!

Jo arrived bringing spring… literally… starting with Peeps and a ” Spring Green” rabbit vase with artificial greenery… that like the theme of Easter is eternal… just have to dust off the leaves in future years. Loving it!

Then she told me about a funny weather chart that showed up on her computer by one of our local weathermen-Bill Walsh on CBS. She emailed it to me and then we shared laughter over ” The Twelve Seasons of South Carolina.”

Even though the arrow points to Fool’s Spring… (and with the weather turning southern ” wintry” this week it does apply) I think we are farther along than that. Our Pollening is almost over ( thank goodness) and ” actual spring” has azaleas starting to wither. It would be a great time, however, to have a wedding celebration around the front yard pear tree with all the white blooms lying on the ground.

Tomorrow I am going to the gardens to give my George Patton speech since Wednesday and Thursday morning are hovering in the freezing zone inland.

Something along the theme of ” When the going gets tough… the tough get going.”You know what to do garden- take cover and stay strong … only the strong survive! 🫵

So until tomorrow…

Today is my favorite day-Winnie the Pooh

Here are two cuties … with new haircuts-Atticus and Pip