Taking winter coats to the cleaners
Hanging sheets on the line to dry
Chasing carpenter ants
Washing wicker, painting metal porch furniture
Getting ready for the first FLEA
Excavating the garage
Watching every day for the first asparagus
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the porch
Sleeping with the windows open
Rhubarb, Lily of the Valley, Bleeding Heart
Daffodil, Hyacinth, Squill
Forget-Me-Nots
Planting peas and lettuce
Washing windows
Sighing...a lot
It's only now that I realize this past winter was a little hard on me. I didn't mind the cold, the heavy gray skies and that it snowed almost every day for six months. No, what got to me this winter was the fact that I was rarely outside. I realize now that the daily walk from my East Jesus parking spot to my office every day was actually good for something. It got me outside and all winter long. Okay, duly noted. Next year I'll do winter a little differently.
I've removed myself from almost all of the official college email lists and I'm pretty sure I don't see the ivory tower in my rear view mirror any more. I've got only a vague notion of where we are in the academic calendar these days. I know that Slope Day was yesterday because I saw it mentioned on Facebook and that Ithaca College graduation takes place during the first FOUND FLEA. But that's it. Now if I could just get myself moved out of my office...the thought of leaving a big FREE sign on the door and telling folks to take what they want is seriously tempting.
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