January

There's only so much you can do to trick yourself into thinking it's the dead of winter, when it's 86 degrees and you're preparing a covered dish to take to a barbeque.

Today is set aside for recognizing Dr. King, who has become as much a beam of hope in the deep dark of winter as he is the grandfather of civil rights in our country.

Today--at least where I'm sitting--it's not dark at all. Here, it's bright and clear.

I feel a little guilty, in fact. What, with 70 percent of the country having been under snow last week.

Because these technically-winter-but-actually-summer-like days are in short supply, we have taken the opportunity to dust off and drag out some otherwise seasonal activities, such as ...

sprinkler dashing,



and laundry hanging.



Plus, some season-less, but no-less-beloved pass-times, as well.

Brownie-baking,



and napping.



Ahh...I love winter!