Happy Easter!

I'm not into the whole religion thing very much, but Easter always seems a time for new beginnings.  Things are sprouting outside (my allergies are sprouting as well), it's possible, if I were working normal hours, that I could leave work in daylight for the first time in months, and there's hope that the annoying weekly snow showers and wind and cold weather might be over with for a while.

One of my friends brought me flowers the other day - here they are on my desk:

They've been very cheery all week, and I've gotten a lot of positive comments on them.

Then there are the chocolate bunnies and eggs in my fridge, which came from Switzerland especially for me!  It's lovely that my friends think of me, and bring me goodies, especially at this time of year, when I don't have a chance to go out and buy goodies for myself!  Thanks to all my friends for being here for me through some recent rough times!

tiptoe thru the tulips

The crocuses are about done, except for a couple of late purple ones, but Pablo found some tulip shoots breaking thru, today.  The white flakes on his field coat are snow, not dandruff....and of course he took great care to water the tulips.  He's a good gardener, if someone else does the digging. 

It's tax season, I've been too busy to be here much.  Which is just as well, I suppose.  Things are progressing very slowly on the home front.  Got the electrical issues in the basement corrected today (I hope), also did some renewal on the half bath, which sorely needed it.  Still need insulation under the house, and there's a lot of painting to be done, once the weather gets more amenable to opening the windows.   It's difficult to get much done with me being at work so much of the time.  This too shall pass, only a month to go till the work schedule settles back to what one might consider "normal" hours.