Bye Bye January ~ Not Too Sad to See You Go!

Hi y'all!  Well, we made it through January.  January is not a favorite month

of mine.  It's after Christmas and there is a lull after all the festivity of the

season.  It's usually cold ~ even here in South Texas.  I try to look on the

bright side, so I have been able to wear sweaters and burn fires in the 

fireplace.  However, I am starting to long for spring.  Now, I may well

regret that because after spring comes the long, long, long, hot summer

days of South Texas, but I'll take the chance and give in to a tad bit

of Spring longing.

I spent four hours working in the yard yesterday.  We had two days of 

a cold snap that froze all the Ginger again.  My lawn man doesn't have

time to cut all the ginger back.  I think that secretly he doesn't want to do

it because he told me that we might have to give up on tropicals and 

plant something that will withstand a freeze.

So, back outside I will be once again, lathered up with SPF 50, my

sun protection hat, sweats, gardening gloves and clogs, hoping that

I don't run into any snakes when I am making my way through the

clean up.

Wish me luck ;-)

I am itching to show you some Valentine's Day decorating, but I am holding

off until February.  I don't want to rush things and make time fly by any

faster than it already does, so hang on ~ it's coming!  

I must tell you my big accomplishment for the month of January.  I 

decided to have a Dry January.  This has become a tradition in England

to give the liver a rest after the holidays.  I have not had a glass of wine 

since New Year's Day, and it's been so easy for me that I am thinking 

about abstaining for February too.  I get a thrill out of conquering small

challenges.  So, my next challenge is to memorize Bible passages.

I have never done this before, but I am enjoying this challenge so much.

I will give you more information about this later this week.  Until then, 

it's back outside to tackle cutting down the Ginger that froze.  It will

all grow back, so I am not worried about it.   Have a great day!

PS: Bentley will be taking his sun bath in the garden while I am

hard at work.  He sure does have it easy :-)

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley