There are two things that make me happy when warm weather finally hits Chicago (besides the warm weather, that is). One is the first crocus I see, which coincides with lots of people heading outdoors to work on their landscaping. While I can appreciate the new bloom, and I can feel the urge to garden, I have learned to resist. No sense planting flowers too early. After gazing on that little purple flower, I go inside and check the Farmer’s Almanac for the Last Frost Date. This year, it’s April 22. I have a whole month to dream about and plan my garden. . . .
The second thing that makes me smile is seeing someone 25-50 pounds lighter, and that happens every year. Just yesterday, for example, I saw my neighbor for the first time in five or six months, and she had lost 50 pounds. I like to imagine a magic parka that melts away the extra weight—you put it on in November, take it off in March, and voila! Anyway, these folks look healthier and happier, and that’s contagious!
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On nice Spring days like today, I remember that.
I remember back in May of 1986 or 1987--waking up one day, and looking out the window and seeing what looked like snow. I put my glasses and saw that it was indeed snow. I took off my glasses and went back to bed.
In Chicago there are two seasons: winter and construction.
I LOVE your description of the "magic parka"! You should expand on this idea somehow...a story, an article?
RNF Jane
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