March Bucket List.

We have been so fortunate to have a really love "early Spring" though my daughter keeps reminding us that our "3rd Winter" should come along anytime soon! One can only hope. After a week of bitter cold, this past week was filled with beautiful blue skies, warm air and melting snow. It's slushy and I have no idea what color our car is, but the feeling that just around the corner, we'll soon be seeing buds on trees and flowers in our garden makes me so happy. It feels lighter. I wore a sweater to the centre yesterday, instead of a big Winter coat and boots, with hat and scarf, and layers of mitts. It was nice to put on a cotton pair of socks, instead of my wool ones. And to not have to warm up our wheat bag to warm our bed at night. If "3rd Winter" comes along, this little reprieve has been so lovely for my heart and my spirit. 

Love the "March Bucket List" as my visual for today. It has me excited for this month. The thought of starting some seeds inside, to wear lighter clothes and to decorate for St. Patrick's Day makes me smile! As a 4th generation Irish lassie (maybe 3rd, not sure how it works), this is one of my favorite celebrations. A whimsical day that truly signifies Spring for me. I've put all of Christmas away now, and have started to get out the green for the day. And then a bit of Spring is happening too. Changed out the front door wreath and hung up the wind chimes on the back deck. We couldn't put "Bruce the Moose" away as he's actually buried under some ice but once that melts, we'll hang him to dry and then tuck him away until next Winter. I'm starting think about our Spring projects for outside and what we'd like to accomplish this year. 

Hope you are starting to get excited about Spring!

💗 Chy 💗

Goodbye March.

With more snow in one month than we saw all

Winter, it was hard to know if the month of

Spring, March, would actually become the

month it was supposed to be. Today, the sun

was out and the last bits of snow were melting.

Looking forward to the rest of Spring and no snow!

~ Chy

Hello, March.

March always brings some hope. As the snow starts

to melt and Spring begins to emerge, it always feels

lighter. We don't have to bundle up and wear heavy

boots. Less sweaters and no mitts! Can't wait for it!

~ Chy

Spring is Here!

We are in full Spring mode up here in the

northern part of Alberta. Bits of snow

remain in the shade of the forest but any

spots that have even a bit of sun on them

through the day have no snow at all. I'm

so excited to start to see little bits of green

emerge from the very frozen Earth. March

was a super busy month here but April is

a bit quieter. This week, I only work on

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and then

I'm off for 5 incredible days, all in a row.

A rarity lately! Planning is underway for

my time off. I hope to finish up a bit of

paperwork but then I want to chill and try

to get my energy and my confidence back.

It will take time but I'm on the mend now!

How was your March?

Are you excited about April?

~ Chy

Goodbye March.

I love March for St. Patrick's Day, for green grass

that suddenly shows up, for shoots on trees and

buds on bushes. It's also hard, with our son Bretton's

birthday on the 25th and my dad's on the 28th. I

like to hold on to the idea they're both together in

Heaven, maybe riding skate boards! My sweet loves!

~ Chy

Hello March.

Hello to March! This is the month I so look forward

to after the long Winter. We can still get snow this

month, as we did for the last 2 days. BUT we know

Spring will be here in a few short weeks, and that

helps when the snow still falls. So close to green

landscapes and pretty flowers again. Almost there!

~ Chy

Welcome March.

Welcome to March. I am never excited about the

months of January and February, other than for

the 1st of January and Valentine's Day. The snow,

the blustery winds, the cold air and the short, dark

days make me wish for Spring for a solid 8 weeks.

And then magically, it's almost done and we turn

the calendar over to March. A time of renewal, of

green buds and longer days. Welcome to March.

~ Chy

Bye Bye February.

.... Hello March! It was a lovely month but the

snow today has made me more excited for March.

The month of Spring, the month of Leprecauns,

the month of hope and promise for new growth.

Are you excited to say bye to February?

And a happy hello to March and Spring?

~ Chy

Welcome March.

And on the heels of the last few

sunny and warm days, we're now

under a huge storm warning. I'm

making our little list of what we

need, should we get snowed in.

I was so hopeful that Spring was

just coming a bit early this year. One

more snow and hopefully that's it!