Springy Bullets

Ah, spring! That time of year when you take the blanket off the bed because it's been 80° all day, only to freeze at night because the temperature drops to 35°. When you hope for one more year that the tornadoes will pass you by. When you never know what to wear because it can be either raining, snowing, or steaming. When you go through a box of Kleenex a day. When you take with you a jacket, a coat, an umbrella, sunscreen, sunglasses, flip-flops, Wellies, and antihistamine every time you leave the house. You get the idea...


1  This year we are experiencing what the locals call "a normal spring". I've seen a few in the years I've been here, but I believe this is the 'normalest' of the normal. I've had a sack of gladiolus bulbs for over a month that I haven't been able to get into the ground, but with the weekend forecast looking as good as it does, I'm going to get to it this afternoon. It will be 72° and sunny today, 71° tomorrow, and 79° on Sunday. Perfect for gardening, especially since...

2  I don't have allergies. Lynette is plagued by them, though. Spring is the only time of the year that she takes sick days from work. Judging from what she suffers, I'm damned glad I don't have these issues, but...

3  I have been typing my fingers to the bone on the production package, and I'm nearly done. All that's left is to finish the synopsis. Don't let anyone tell you that writing a synopsis is easy. It's harder than writing the actual book. But I have a lot of time on my own to work these days because...

4  Lynette is currently in rehearsals for a musical called Radio Gals, in which she's playing Effie Swindle, so life has gotten a bit busier around Bookends Cottage. Not only is she at her job all day and teaching lessons two days/nights a week, but she's at the theater six nights a week from 6 to 10pm. And then there are, of course, the after-rehearsal happy hour(s) at least once a week. I'm invited to those, which I enjoy because outside of the v-e-r-y occasional outing with my friends...

5  I'm mostly playing Gandhi between Nigel and Lowrider, lately. He's eight months old now and doing pretty well, considering he's half Dachshund. Still, he's a delightful clown, and very loving. Completely house and kennel trained, he learns quickly and is eager to please. We're always laughing at him.

Have a great weekend!