Well, it's mid-January and I'm well into my predictable countdown to Spring.  That would be approximately 9 weeks.  I began craving brightly colored flowers on Monday as we drove home from Portland, Maine.  Lucky for me our excursion up on Saturday was gifted with a brilliant clear sky and great high pressure.  It was darned cold but the elements continued for the weekend and buoyed my spirits until we returned to Boston early on Monday and drove … [Read more...]