March - A Look Ahead

Hello, March! I look forward to this month every year. Ever since moving from the Midwest to the South 35 years ago, March means spring. Glorious, sweet spring! The earth awakes from its slumber and changes its outfit for something more colorful. Ahhh… 

And with the advent of spring, we've been getting a few bad storms this past week in Tennessee. We’ve gotten through them okay. We have several daffodils blooming now at the cottage, and I hope to take a few photos of them as soon as it quits raining! Spring is here! Bradford pear trees are starting to bloom, and later will come the redbuds and dogwoods. As you can see, my blog got a spring decorating makeover too! 

We had one outside project planned last year, but we couldn’t get anybody to do the work. Such an incredible and funny thing in this bad economy! We finally have a company lined up to build a retaining wall for the front flowerbed on the left-hand side of the cottage. The project will start in a couple of weeks. And yes, I will be sure to document the event for you! 

This will be my last full month with the engineering consulting job. I’ll close up the laptop and quit editing/writing technical procedures in another five weeks. I will reclaim my retirement! My mental to-do list is growing. I’ve been putting things off and keeping tasks on the back burner for too long. I can almost reach out and grab the sweet freedom around the corner. 

I have two doctor appointments scheduled for this month: an annual physical and annual mammogram. The physical got done this morning, and the mammogram will be done next Friday. Speaking of health issues, my mom had a bit of a scare last month, but she is doing better now. Thank you for the prayers! Also, hubby is doing great with his bionic hip. We’ve been walking around the villa road (a big circle) regularly. I’m struggling to keep up with him sometimes! He’s still a bit sore. But it is amazing how well he is doing, especially since it hasn’t been quite 3 months since he had the surgery! 

If you are tired of seeing photos of Alaskan brown bears, you are not in luck. After a brief respite, the bear photos are coming back! I have a few personal favorites in the lineup, and some may end up being on your short list too. 

As a final bit of news, I just got informed from my blogging friend, Whitey of Skunk Hollow, that she saw my “weathered stone flag” photo in an advertisement this morning! It was used in a television ad for Senator Orrin Hatch and shown on Fox 13 in Salt Lake City! Gosh, I don’t know why I didn’t think about it being used for a political ad! ~thunk~ At least the photo is being used by the side that I usually support, LOL! Thanks, Whitey, for that eagle eye spotting and letting me know! The ad agency has offices in Las Vegas, Reno, Denver, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. So if you live in those areas, it might show up in other political ads! Please keep me posted!


P.S.  I found the ad!  I freely admit that I am squealing like a little kid here!