The sunny day...

Winter can get so bitter and cold here in the midwest; It makes we want to hunker down in my long-johns with my wheat berry warmer, a book, a cup of coffee and fatten up for the winter.

 I had picked up some tulips from my grocery store the other day, and when the sun finally peeked it's head out the other day and came in through my window, I almost felt the hope of spring; like a tonic for my winter blues.

 For a moment, it actually almost felt warm and sunny like a wonderful June day.

 The tulips were just the right kind of cheery brightness. I sat in the couch and pulled out my gardening catalogs and started my spring dreaming and mapping out my garden. I am adding another new plot this year, which opens up a whole bunch of possibilities. We might be able to actually grow enough to be totally self-sufficient this summer and not have to pay for our CSA.

Sometimes flowers can cure everything.

Jen