Half Full by Maria Scrivan for February 03, 2022

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I’m really looking forward to spring.

Six weeks, if Phil is to be believed.

Too many. It wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t forced to wear this extra coat (that I don’t need).

Another month and the poor dog will die of embarrassment.

The seasons are an illusion. The temperature never changes, it’s a constant 75 F. Snow is warm. People are like sheep, they believe everything the media tell them. Wake UP!

No matter what the calendar ‘says’, I’m not taking off this hoodie until June.

325 Shopping Days Until Christmas!!

Months, not days.

The optimist in me remembers that the days are getting a little longer every day now, February is the shortest month, and the very next one brings Spring! I was born at the beginning of March. My whole extended family gifted me with Spring clothes every year for my birthday. Regardless of the weather, I was allowed to wear one of my new outfits to school that day – sometimes under a heavy coat and with boots, but it was still pretty pastel colors & short sleeves under it all. I got to wear my first pair of nylon stockings on my 12th birthday. It was so exciting!, even though I got a run in one leg before lunch.

As many, as there are every year at this time. Now, when the weather will get warmer and stay warmer, that is a different question.

I live in the Phx. area so I’m enjoying this weather.