Spring Cometh

For the last few days our friend Sebastian was in town and visiting, and before dinner one night Aurora decided he was her new best friend. While she'd met Sebastian many times before, I've never seen her cuddle up so much with him. While Aurora is a very friendly dog, she can sometimes be a little shy, very unlike her brother Borealis. But the other night, she decided Sebastian was her bud. Not surprising, really. We were so happy to see Sebastian again and proud to celebrate his latest accomplishments: this year's winner of the Yukon Quest and second place in the Iditarod! He's a dog man and Aurora likes this!

Spring, spring, spring: I'm finally, finally, finally feeling like it's here, at last! Even though there are still mountains of snow melting everywhere, today I noticed the first buds of the Siberian Irises poking through. The greenhouse warmed itself up to 60 degrees today and the soil is ready to be worked. I'm in the mood to do a pretty thorough spring cleaning. Lord knows the house needs it after being shut up tight all winter. While not exactly balmy out (high in the 40s today), I still flung open some doors to let fresh air flow. The temp was in the 60s in the sun today: I believe I actually got a little color!

Flooring is almost finished upstairs. I will have to take some more pictures. I laid down on the new wood floor today, with the sun streaming through the windows, and I almost cried: I felt so happy, so satisfied, so full of peace and purpose. To see a long-awaited-for dream come to fruition; to see the room become more beautiful every day, and more beautiful than I ever imagined it could be. What a lovely feeling.