This is a slightly revised version of a previously popular blog. Enjoy! She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: "Winter is dead." -from Daffodowndilly by A. A. Milne It's been a long winter here in southern Vermont with plenty of snow still on the ground. I am craving spring more than most other years. This morning, amid the piles of snow I went looking for signs of daffodils; even the tiniest shoot would have given me hope that

This is a slightly revised version of a previously popular blog. Enjoy! She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: "Winter is dead." -from Daffodowndilly by A. A. Milne It's been a long winter here in southern Vermont with plenty of snow still on the ground. I am craving spring more than most other years. This morning, amid the piles of snow I went looking for signs of daffodils; even the tiniest shoot would have given me hope that

The calendar says it is spring today; that seems to be the only evidence of spring here in southern Vermont.. When one looks out the window or at the weather forecast it is still very much winter. It has been a long, cold, snowy winter and it's not ready to quit just yet. I honestly must say I have not been terribly bothered by all the snow and very low temperatures. ( I'll take snow and cold over the heat and drought in southern California anyday!) I kept busy doing all t