Fake Spring

This past week was a breather from winter.  We had sunny skies off and on along with warmer temps! Ahh....very much appreciated.  It's called a fake spring.  I was able to take some nice walks with Annabelle and see our yard go from snow to green grass.

Even the birds took a hiatus from the feeder and I'm sure they are enjoying snacking on whatever the yard has to offer.  I only worked one day this week but had an early morning (6:30am) surgery meeting today. It got me up and running and Jack and I decided to do our weekly grocery shopping after I got home. The weather is supposed to change and possibly be bad tomorrow.  I was glad to get it done.  But more excited to go to a new shopping place to enjoy!  A local nursery, greenhouse opened a gift shop and Jack gave me a gift card for it at Christmas time.  I had never been there and was very surprised at how large it is and how much fun stuff they have!  Plus, the smell of plants, dirt, flowers and the sound of water fountains was so spring like! Here's a few pics of the inside:

I managed to find some goodies to spend my gift card on! I know my family will love this place when they come out to visit. We're having a family reunion at the Pines in October, and this will be a "go to" place!  But we mustn't forget some important residents that live here:

A couple of super friendly kitties! With cold weather back in the forecast the wood burning furnace is back in operation.  Jack closed it up for the week because of the warm days, but it gave him a chance to clean it up and get it ready to finish this season.  Wood season is work but the heat is so nice and having had a super cold winter, it was a blessing.  So, even though this spring like weather was a teaser, I enjoyed every day!  To end my post, I will add a little YaYa news. Two of my Granddaughters are expecting babies this year!  Our oldest granddaughter, Driana, is having a boy in May and now her sister, Summer is also expecting a baby boy in August!  Being a great YaYa is a bit crazy to think about. Weren't these girls just babies? Wasn't my son just a baby and now he's going to be a grandpa?  The circle of life and that's no fake news!