Tired of winter?

Yes. Resoundingly. A shiver here, a shake there. I am so ready to go outside and not feel frozen. Here the winter has been really cold and also very cloudy. Overcast days are a real downer.

Also, the reality of Mardi Gras has hit me. When I think of the festival I think of fantasy, color, smiles, and energy. What a joy! A harbinger of Spring. Just around the corner. I am ordinarily a lover of cool weather and I find that I anticipate season changes and daylight changes. Winter this year has not offered a lot of sun and I all of a sudden miss it. I look at the wonderful sun and am not surprised that some cultures have deified it. And I just about could today.

Color is coming. I can feel it.

The weather as a topic

I've heard it said that if there is nothing to talk about try the weather. Well the weather here has been cold. With snow, with clouds, with rain, with ice, with sun, and with combinations of all of the above. But that is the end of the weather talk.

As I have gotten older I find that when the weather is too hot or too cold I tend to not want to go out. This is not a good thing for an older person and I will begin today to fix it. I have a planned outing to the art gallery down the street with a sweet little lunch while I am out. Then he decides to stay home. He hurt his eye at work yesterday and really needs to rest it. You see, he is a welder and that alone puts a big strain on the eyes.

So now I have a big day planned doing laundry and cooking. Actually those are things I needed to do anyway and I am only putting off my trip to the gallery. Knoxville, where I live, is in Tennessee. The east Tennessee landscape is possibly one of the most beautiful in the world. So just taking a ride into the country is enough to make the artist in me happy. But there are some lovely studios and galleries here and if I really need inspiration I can go to Gatlinberg where there is a wonderful group of artists centered around Arrowmont, a very famous school for artists. Anyway, today I'm going to concentrate on creating nummy yummies for the tummy and then on getting my artistic cap on.

I really envy people who are unable to not do art. I have times when I have to make something or I will go nuts. Then there are periods of time that I am easily distracted by other things and take a pass on the studio. I find that I am happier when I am in creative mode. I wish I could be there all the time.

I tip my proverbial hat to the wonderful art I see in the blog and on facebook and to all of the wonderful people who make the art. You are a blessing on the earth.

Hopes and expectations

There are times that I would love to be at the beach. I don't expect to be there but I would love it.

There are times I would love to weigh sixty pounds less than I do. I don't expect to get there any time soon but I would love it.

There are times I would love to have a completely happy day. It would be a day that included no bills, no bad tv shows, no disasters. It would be a day that there was a lot of love in the house and there would be good food, smiles, and joy.

Valentines day is supposed to be a happy day. It is supposed to be a day to express love and caring. It is supposed to........

All week

All week the weather persons have been talking about a winter storm coming. Maybe even 8 inches of snow. So Wednesday I was at the grocery with perhaps half of the people in my end of town. It was so busy I could hardly move around. You know the drill; Oh, sorry! Excuse me. I didn't mean to run into you!

After purchasing my groceries and getting back to the car in 50 degree weather, I was struck by how stupid I felt. After all, I was sweating. And anticipating a winter storm. Yes, anticipating it. Snow!!!! 6-8 inches of it.

It snowed last night, in between the sleet and the rain. This morning it is raining. And our 1 and a half inches of snow looks puny. So I have learned a lesson. Anticipation is not necessarily a good thing. And the weathermen don't know what is going to happen.

A Rainy Day

I have heard that it is a good idea to save for a rainy day. That being, a day with no money.

I have heard that April showers bring May flowers.

I have heard it rain here to the extent of 16 inches above normal in 2009. After a really bad drought the year before it was truly a blessing.

I have heard rain here for the last 3 days. The dogs are truly ticked off.

There are several reasons to not love rain. There is the getting wet when the sig other takes you out to eat. Of course that points to the fact the sig other is actually taking you out to eat.

There is the mud the dogs track in when they go out to do their business. Of course that points to the fact that the dogs actually do their business outside and not in the house. Thank goodness for that!

In the summer rain means growing things like grass which has to be mowed. Of course that means we have actually been able to get grass to grow after years of trying.

There is the dark dank feeling of a winter rain. Of course that provides the best reason ever to stay home and hunker down and read a good book.

A cold rainy day can present it's own problems. The high humidity and low temp make the heat come on and dry out my skin. Of course I could go outside and fix the problem for a while.

Rainy day? Sounds like a winner to me.

Hello again

This is the new year and already it seems to be disappearing too quickly. My life runs before me and I am not able to run fast enough to keep up.

My oldest child, a daughter, will be 39 on January 28. She was the cutest baby and we have always enjoyed the best of friendships too. But, why do I never feel like I have done the things I wanted to with her. The difficulties she faces as an adult are often things I didn't prepare her for. Could it be that there is no way to fully prepare a child for the future? God, I hope so. Then I wouldn't feel so bad.

I think the winter is getting to me and other people. December here was mild, very mild. I actually thought at one point that I wished it would get cold. Yeah, right. Dumb, I know. It got so cold the oranges in Florida were freezing. I'm glad I've decided not to play the guilt game so I don't blame myself for the cold. We actually had a small amount of snow. So pretty!!!

I have had to come to a realization about myself. I am lazy. Very lazy. I sit and look at things that need to be done. Period. That's all I do. Look at them. Like the way I have looked at my blog and said to myself I should write today. Since I last wrote in November you have some idea how lazy I have gotten. But the new year is here. I think that's supposed to mean something about getting things done.

I'm sitting here writing on the computer and I just looked around and saw something that needed to be done. Should I get up and do it or just sit and write and look at it. Now I am in a pickle.

Love to all till next time. Judy

Hello

Well, it has been a while. My grandson is 4 months old and 17 pounds. My oldest daughter has a good job and an apartment. I have been supervising work being done on the house and complaining about my poor, underpowered computer which works only once in a while. Of course I have to take over the boyfriends computer when I need to do something. I haven't done much else.

I lost the creative spark while I worked on finances and repairs to the house. I have discovered I can't create when I am worried about money. Somehow the worry shuts down the process. It makes me crazy so I try to hide and not think about it. I am sure that once the money situation is improved, I can be crazy about something else. I have missed all of the wonderful blogging crown. You are terrific. But I hate letting people know that sometimes I just lose it. And on top of that, You are all so good that I wouldn't be satisfied with my work. Anyway. There are so many things to do that I had best get started.