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blossoms, Blues, Buddy Guy, butterfly, Chevy, coffee, Garden, gardening, humour, Latin lover, Mailbox, morning, pretend, Spring, Swing, veranda
Many of you have been writing about the ‘signs’ of spring.
You’re raking the remnants of autumn’s leaves, planting seeds and drinking coffee outside.
Your photos capture daffodils, budding trees and cute kids in pink sweatshirts playing in the yard.
You are painting such a beautiful picture of spring – I can almost smell the blossoms!
(Insert sound of needle being scratched across a record)
Out my window I see a blanket of white and although our temperatures peak above freezing (slightly above) and mostly during the workweek, our weekends continue to bring snow.
However, instead of complaining I’m going to revert to something I did as a child when things weren’t going my way…
Pretend
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The warm breeze pushes past my drapes and caresses my face.
My eyes flutter open and I breathe in the perfumed scent of blossoms.
A smile tugs at the corners of my mouth as I glide out of my four-poster bed
(well I am pretending, remember?)
and walk to my clean kitchen (p-r-e-t-e-n-d-i-n-g)
where the coffee has brewed (gotta love those timer thingies)
I pour myself a cup and head out the French Doors of my modern kitchen to the veranda (that wraps completely around my house) and sit myself down on the porch swing.
I take in the glorious view while the birds sing sweetly by the quaint wooden bridge and the old oak tree by the stream. (again, I am pretending so why not?)
The mailman nods as he delivers my mail into my mailbox.
(you know the old-fashioned kind that kids knock over with baseball bats when they drive by? Yeah that kind)
He’s probably delivered a notification of a trip I’ve won.
I look toward a plot of ground recently tilled and contemplate a day of gardening.
Yes…
this is the life
I can already smell the life-sustaining soil and am relishing the thought of digging my hands into it.
I hear the rumble of an old truck and frown.
“What the…?
Who is messing with my perfect morning?”
Annoyed, I walk around my veranda (the one that wraps around the house) and my frown turns into a smile.
It’s Juan.
My Latin lover.
And I think to myself
…the fecking gardening can wait. 😉
~ HUMP DAY CHRONICLES ~
Here’s a little something to keep you warm until spring is in full swing…
f-stop mama said:
If you love the blues then you must visit the Slippery Noodle in downtown Indianapolis (if you ever make a trip here again). They have live blues every night and oh what a fun history the place has. My favorite place to go for some cold delicious adult beverages. Stay warm!
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dianasschwenk said:
I will make a note of that! thank you. ❤
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Brigitte said:
D, I love the way you think, woman and I LOVE that song. I see you’ve caught Spring fever (or some kind of fever) and I hope that freaking snow melts soon for you and those temps go UP. 😉
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks me too! But if it doesn’t I’ll just have to pretend some more 🙂
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elizabeth2560 said:
Simply LOVE the photos. Is that part of the pretense, or is that for real?
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dianasschwenk said:
Thanks. It’s all pretend!
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elizabeth2560 said:
Here in Australia we definitely have flowers blooming by the first day of Spring 01 September (equivalent 01 March for you) and even earlier sometimes. I cannot imaging having to go through another 2 months of cold before spring REALLY comes. If you gain 2 months cold at the other end, that means 4 months of extra chill for you per year (Brrr….) Look on the positives. 1. The ski season is reliable. 2. White (snow) is pure. 3. Canadians are nice people and you have universal health care and Canada is a great place to live 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
Where I live June feels like spring and the warmest part of summer (warm enough to go swimming) is the last 2 weeks of July and the first of August. Summer definitely felt longer in Montreal.
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elizabeth2560 said:
I must admit that I plan my trips to my son in Vancouver in either May or September; so avoiding the Canadian ‘summer’ holiday crush for accommodation etc, but still able to enjoy some warm days.
Maybe you should plan an escape from winter to the southern hemisphere one year 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
This is the first year in three that I haven’t done that…but I may still do that…spend my credit card vacation dollars! 😉
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elizabeth2560 said:
In the meantime, pretending is great!
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joannerambling said:
I am enjoying our cooler days here a change in the season is always a good thing well for me it is
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dianasschwenk said:
Yes you are heading into autumn aren’t you?
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artsifrtsy said:
Your imaginary spring sounds a bit better than the real thing 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
Well I was pretending… 🙂
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jensine said:
anything that ends with a Latin lover is perfect
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dianasschwenk said:
Isn’t it though! hahaha
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Our Life In 3D said:
lol it looks like Juan is a popular guy judging by you rmail here. Good for you! I know after that long snowy winter you have to have a bit of Cabin Fever…or is it Latin Fever mi amiga? Nice, fun Hump-day post Di! 🙂 pardon the pun!
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dianasschwenk said:
I love the pun and the irony of this post on my Hump Day Chronicles did not escape my attentention! Juan is a great guy!
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JackieP said:
Ok, you got me pretending now! I am soooo tired of snow and cold. So I am going to close my eyes and pretend now (especially about Juan!) 😉
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dianasschwenk said:
ah ah ah Juan is mine! Here is Eduardo! (shoves him over)
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JackieP said:
You aren’t going to share!? Well, ok, I’ll take Eduardo though, for now haha 😉
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dianasschwenk said:
atta girl!
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Louise Gallagher said:
I’m with you Sistah! Where did you get your Juan. I need me one of those! 🙂 Does he clean up dog poop?
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Jennifer's Journal said:
LOL!
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dianasschwenk said:
No, he has a very specialized skill-set and even though he’s imaginary, I’m not willing to share! 😉
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mindfuldiary said:
haha, this is so funny and so cool. Why have I not done it? 😀 Totally pictured it, even Juan (with six pack and “everything”). Thanks for totally making me smile. You’re damn good story teller D. hugs
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dianasschwenk said:
Thank you my dear! Pretending is fun.
xo
Diana
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Jennifer's Journal said:
Such lovely imagery, Diana, all of it. And you can’t beat Buddy Guy, even if he “done got old”. 😉 Love him.
I hope you get your spring weather soon. x
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dianasschwenk said:
I love him better as he’s gotten older! Thanks, spring will be here soon and I’ll be out playing in it!
xo
Diana
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Jennifer's Journal said:
You know that’s a song by him, right? 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
No, what’s a song by him??
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Jennifer's Journal said:
“Done Got Old”.
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dianasschwenk said:
I will have to youtube that after work!
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Katie said:
I think I’ll pretend it’s Saturday and go back to bed. 8)
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dianasschwenk said:
I cannot accept responsiblity for the consequences of that hahaha!
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Katie said:
So, no excuse letter then? Hehehe
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dianasschwenk said:
Dear Big Boss Person,
Katie cannot come to work today because it feels like a Saturday and she’s going with it and I don’t blame her because it should be Saturday, so just go with it.
Respectfully,
Canada
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Katie said:
Perfect!
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The Presents of Presence said:
Your last line got me laughing! Great post!
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dianasschwenk said:
(smiling) Laughter is good medicine and what the heck, I was pretending, right?
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bodhisattvaintraining said:
Loved the clip 🙂 thank you!
And great pretending ! We don’t get snow, we don’t get anywhere near as cold as you…but we’re on the slippery slope to winter so the talk of spring is doing nothing for me ^^ (raised eyebrows)
x
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dianasschwenk said:
haha I am happy for everyone who has evidence of actual spring! I love Buddy Guy and the blues in general – glad you enjoyed it!
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bodhisattvaintraining said:
Yep set me off on a youtube fest 🙂
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dianasschwenk said:
Well you can’t go wrong with Buddy Guy! 🙂
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